Woman Won $ 26 Million in Lottery and Lost in Unusual Way | the Chronicle

A woman of California, United States, in less than a second, he threw all his fortune into the sewer. I had bought the ticket for the “SuperLotto Plus “ in an Arco AM-PM store in Norwalk and he matched the six numbers from the November 14, 2020 raffle. The happiness would have only lasted a few months, because when he went to the store to claim the prize (his deadline was Thursday, May 13), he had an unpleasant surprise: he couldn’t take the money with him.

The prize consisted of a sum of $ 26 million (16.4 euros). According to store workers, a woman, whose identity has not been revealed, claimed the money after the deadline. When he showed his ticket, he explained that it had been “destroyed” because he had gone through the washing machine after putting it in his trouser pocket.

According to the spokesperson for the lottery, Cathy johnston, the winning numbers were: 23, 36, 12, 31, 13 and mega number 10. The $ 26 million prize can be collected in annual installments or in cash for $ 19.7 million. If the prize is not claimed within the stipulated range, the money goes to public schools in California and the store that sold the ticket will receive a bonus of $ 130,000.

Although the footage from the security cameras showed that the woman was purchasing the ticket, according to the rules of the lottery, it is not enough to claim payment, as not only did she show up late, but also with the ticket destroyed. . Now it will be given to public schools of California.