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- A New Jersey couple collected $1 million after they discovered an outdated lottery ticket in a junk drawer
- The pair, who’re selecting to stay nameless, recalled their shock at successful and revealed what they plan to do with the cash in statements to Mega Thousands and thousands
- “I believed perhaps $1,000. Or $10,000. I couldn’t imagine it — $1 million?!?” the lottery winner stated of discovering their prize
A New Jersey couple that collected $1 million after they found an old lottery ticket in a junk drawer is recalling their shock.
The couple from Mercer County — who declined to determine themselves — gained the prize within the New Jersey Mega Thousands and thousands lottery after lately scanning a ticket initially purchased on New Yr’s Eve, in accordance with a press release.
After they bought the lottery ticket on the Speedymart Meals Retailer in West Trenton, the couple stated they “returned dwelling” and “set the ticket apart.”
Months later, one of many winners stumbled upon the ticket. “I used to be in the home, and I simply opened the drawer, and I noticed the tickets. I made a decision to get them checked,” they stated. “I scanned them. One stated ‘not a winner,’ after which one other ‘not a winner,’ after which I scanned a ticket that stated ‘winner.’ ”
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The lottery participant stated they took the successful ticket dwelling and in contrast it with the numbers on the New Jersey Lottery web site. They noticed that they’d matched, however they weren’t conscious of what sort of prize awaited them.
“I believed perhaps $1,000. Or $10,000. I couldn’t imagine it — $1 million?!?,” they stated.
After the win, the Mega Thousands and thousands lottery reminded gamers to “test these junk drawers” as they “by no means know” what they “would possibly discover.”
The group playfully added that gamers may discover “a few batteries for the distant, a rubber band, a pen with a lacking cap or, perhaps, 1,000,000 {dollars}.”
The New Jersey lottery additionally identified that winners have one yr “from the date of the drawing” to say their prize “earlier than the ticket expires.”
As for what the New Jersey couple plans to do with their winnings, they stated they wish to use a few of it to supply assist to others.
“For us, it’s extra about serving to the kids, ensuring they don’t have debt,” the couple stated, per the lottery launch.
The Mega Thousands and thousands’ newest jackpot is now estimated to be over $170 million. The subsequent drawing is on Might 27.