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Harold and Tina Ehrenberg were cleaning up their home this week before the holidays when they found a $ 1.8 million prize-winning lottery ticket, officials at the Louisiana Lottery said. .
(State Lottery of Louisiana)
A Louisiana couple cleaning their home before Thanksgiving this week has found more than a million reasons to be grateful for the holiday season – a winning lottery ticket worth 1.8 million dollars – two weeks before the end of the price, officials said.
Harold and Tina Ehrenberg found some lottery tickets on their bedside table on November 17 while they were cleaning up before the family arrived to spend the holidays, officials of the Louisiana Lottery said in a statement. a statement. The couple, having never checked their numbers, visited the lottery website and realized that a ticket contained all the corresponding numbers.
"At first, I thought we might have made a mistake reading the numbers or the expiration date," Harold told ABC News. "So we checked the number of times and we chose the right numbers. It was rather exciting.
However, the couple realized that they had almost lost all chance. The draw took place on June 6, leaving the couple two weeks to claim his winnings, officials said.
Prizes for draw style games must be claimed within 180 days of the draw, according to the lottery release.
After successfully claiming the jackpot – and paid federal and state tax deductions – the couple walked away with $ 1,274,313 in winnings, reported the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
"We do not intend to buy anything crazy or make great trips," said Tina Ehrenberg.
"The most fun will be to deposit this check!" Added Harold Ehrenberg.
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