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A man in Maryland forgot his Mega Millions lottery ticket on the sun visor of his car. He held it in his lap until he remembered winning the award a few weeks later. He eventually won a windfall of $30,000 and planned to save it for future use.
maryland A guy bought it a few weeks agomega millions lottery Then, he stuffed the lottery ticket in the sun visor of the car and forgot about it completely. He didn’t remember the prize until a few weeks later when a lottery ticket accidentally fell into his lap while refueling. Unexpectedly, he won the US$30,000 prize. He originally thought he would only win a maximum of US$600, but was surprised and pleased when he learned the amount and said he planned to save the winnings for emergencies.
The Maryland Lottery Bureau said an unidentified person purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket in early October from a 7-Eleven convenience store at 1610 Ridgeside Avenue in Mount Airy, Maryland, People magazine reported.
After buying the lottery ticket, the man stuffed the lottery ticket in the sun visor of the car, went about his work and soon forgot about the lottery ticket. A few weeks later, while driving to a gas station to refuel, the lottery ticket accidentally falls into his lap, reminding him of the forgotten lottery ticket.
Since he didn’t have too many expectations, the man said at the time: “If I win $600, that would be great.” However, he still picked up his phone and immediately checked the numbers through the Maryland Lottery Bureau’s app.
After confirming that 4 out of 5 of the lottery numbers matched the lottery numbers, the man was still not sure how much money he won, so he decided to go back to the 7-Eleven where he originally purchased the lottery tickets and asked the clerk to help him confirm.
Unexpectedly, the clerk told him that he had won a bonus of US$30,000. He was very happy with the unexpected fortune.
After learning the news of winning the lottery, the man immediately went home to tell his roommate, who was awake at that time. The roommate recalled his reaction: “I suddenly sat up.”
In order for the man to easily get to the Lottery Bureau headquarters to settle related matters, his roommate also offered to drive him there so that he would not have to drive on the highway himself.
Speaking about the unexpected bonus, the man told the lottery bureau that he planned to “save the money for emergencies.” However, he also revealed that he might treat his roommates to a meal to celebrate this unexpected good fortune.
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He stuffed the lottery ticket in the sun visor of his car and forgot about it. When he went to refuel a few weeks later, a lottery ticket fell from the sun visor into his lap, reminding him to quickly check the lottery results.
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At first he did not have much expectations. He just thought it would be great if he could win US$600. Unexpectedly, after checking his mobile phone, he found that what he finally got back was US$30,000.
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The man said he would save money for emergencies; Furthermore, he also mentioned that he might treat his roommates to a meal to celebrate the unexpected good fortune.
