A couple finds a $ 1.8 million lottery ticket while cleaning before Thanksgiving

The 71-year-old grandmother Elizabeth Jones, of Warrington, Cheshire, who won the prize of 8,355,262 (US $ 13,368,400) at the National Lottery last Saturday, poses for the photographers with a crystal ball on May 5th. visited in October 1997.

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Shirley and Frank Capaci present a check for $ 104,300,000 during a photo shoot in Pell Lake on May 27th. Capacis won the largest lottery prize in US history at the Powerball draw on May 20, 1998. The situation is at the Wisconsin Lottery Director Don Walsh (R).

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Sean and Alex Taylor from Whitwick, Leicestershire, celebrate after winning the $ 9,512,277 main prize at the National Lottery in Birmingham on May 6th. The bake delivery man with three children cried out in disbelief when he realized the magnitude of his victory.

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The winner of the lucky lottery, Bruno Calonne (C), sits on the Board of Directors on December 3, for a total of 69,378,690 francs ($ 13.8 million) he won yesterday in the draw , in this city in northern France. He is the biggest French winner in the national lottery since it was founded in 1976. L and R are the unidentified employees of the lotto store.

Andrew "Jack" Whittaker (R), winner of the Powerball lottery, owns a copy.
check at the lottery headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia, the
December 26, 2002, after winning the jackpot of $ 314.9 million. Looks at
on the left, members of Whittaker's family, Ginger, Ginger,
his granddaughter Brandi Bragg and his wife Jewell. REUTERS / John Sommers II

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Joanne (left) and Jorge (right) Lopes from Anglishtown, New Jersey, receive
their check of nearly $ 59 million in Trenton, New Jersey, April 30
2002. Jorge Lopes purchased the Big Game Quick Choice ticket among the five
he bought at a foodmart. The couple won the biggest ever
single ticket price in New Jersey. REUTERS / Chip East

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Erika Greene of Lawrenceville, Georgia holding the given showcheck
to her at the Georgia Lottery headquarters like she and her mother Vicki
Chambless (D) laughs at a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia,
April 17, 2002. Greene, who is one of the three winners of the Big Game,
bought his winning ticket at Rans Texaco in Dacula, Georgia and will be
receive $ 58,938,743 before taxes. REUTERS / Tami Chappell

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Pedro Sotomil (R), hospital worker of Filipino descent, representing the KFP
Family Partnership, smiles when presented with a ceremonial check
Lori Montana (left), director of the Illinois Lottery, in front of a press
conference in Chicago on May 17, 2002, where he claimed his share of
A jackpot of $ 331 million. REUTERS / Sue Ogrocki

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Sheryel Hanuman (left) of Minneapolis receives a check from George
Andersen, Minnesota State Lottery Manager, Lottery
office in Roseville, Minnesota, August 27, 2001 during the press
conference announcing it as one of four winners of the $ 295 million
Powerball Lottery from the draw of August 25th. Hanuman plans to
take the $ 41.4 million cash option ($ 27 million after-tax
withholding tax). Hanuman, married and mother of three boys, bought
five dollar bills at a Cub Fods grocery store at the time of the purchase of
wedding card of a friend.

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Euro Millions winner, Angela Kelly, smiles while holding a copy of her check at a press conference in Airth Castle, Scotland on August 15, 2007. Kelly, the UK's biggest winner United to the lottery, was stunned when she realized that she had earned 35 million pounds. ($ 71 million) with a single ticket at ¿1.1 ($ 3). REUTERS / David Moir (BRETAGNE)

Powerball lottery winners Chasity Rutjens, Alain Maboussou and Dung Tran celebrate after receiving a check for their share of the record $ 365 million jackpot in Lincoln, Nebraska, on February 22, 2006. The group of eight winners cash option, allocating each person $ 22,162,500 before withholding. REUTERS / Chris VanKant

The winners of the $ 340 million record lottery, Powerball, review the winning Salem Check, in Oregon, on November 8, 2005. The winners are: (standing, standing) Frances Chaney, Steve West, Carolyn West and Robert Chaney (seated). The winning ticket will be shared between Chaney and West family members from Medford, Oregon. The $ 340 million draw of October 19, 2005 was the biggest Powerball jackpot ever won and the second largest world jackpot of all time. REUTERS / Steve Dipaola

Paul White (left), 45, of Ham Lake, Minnesota, alongside his partner Kim VanReese (right) and his colleague Nancy Bowen (right) while holding a check for 149 , $ 4 million on a $ 448.4 million Powerball jackpot at a press conference at the State Lottery's headquarters in Roseville on August 8, 2013. The first to come forward to claim his Silver was one of the three winners of the jackpot. REUTERS / Eric Miller (USA – Tags: COMPANY)

Winners of the Powerball Lottery, known as the "Group of 16 in the Ocean", including workers from an Ocean County garage, pose for a photo after a press conference at Tom's River, New Jersey, August 13, 2013. Sixteen workers from the New Jersey County Maintenance Department submitted the second winning lot Monday of the $ 448 million Powerball Lottery, have announced officials. The Ocean County group on the Jersey Shore received a check for $ 86,054,355, their share of the jackpot after taxes, lottery officials said. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: COMPANY)

John Mandley (left) of the Maryland Lottery is photographed with the "Three Amigos". which claimed its share of the Mega Millions jackpot record in this photo published by Reuters on April 10, 2012. The winners of the Mega Millions of the Maryland Lottery are three friends, all of whom work in Maryland's public education system. the $ 218.6 million portion of the record $ 656 million jackpot starting March 30. The winners, who called themselves "The Three Amigos". chose the $ 158 million cash option. After taxes, the winners will share $ 105 million, each yielding just under $ 35 million. REUTERS / Maryland Lottery / Handouts (USA – Tags: SOCIETY) ONLY FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY BY REUTERS, AS A CLIENT SERVICE

Merle Butler (right), Mega Millions jackpot winner, and his wife Patricia pose with their check, along with Red Bud Mayor Tim Lowry (left), and the Illinois Lottery Superintendent. , Michael Jones, at a press conference at the Red Bud City Hall, in Red Bud, IL, 2012. The retired couple described as "good people" by the Residents of this picturesque city of Illinois on Wednesday claimed one-third of its record-breaking $ 656 million record in the Mega Millions lottery, investing the bulk of that money . The winning couple, Merle and Patricia Butler, who have been married for 41 years, have lived for the rest of their lives at Red Bud, a 3,700-strong, farming and manufacturing community in Southern Illinois, named after the trees that dominate the city. REUTERS / Illinois Lottery / Handout (USA – Tags: SOCIETY) ONLY FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Tom Delacenserie (left), secretary of the Florida Lottery, poses with Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach with an oversized check after choosing to claim their share of a lump sum payment of a winning ticket, worth $ 528.8 million, starting Jan. 13 draw at the state lottery headquarters in Tallahassee on February 17, 2016. The Florida couple claimed their share of the jackpot record of $ 1.6 billion Powerball lottery Wednesday, before winning the second of the three winning tickets. REUTERS / Don Juan Moore

On January 15, 2016, Lisa and John Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, along with their daughter Tiffany Robinson (left) and the President and CEO of Tennessee Lottery, attend a press conference at the Lottery's head office. Tennessee. The pair revealed on today's television show that he held a winning ticket to claim his share of the $ 1.6 billion Powerball prize. REUTERS / Harrison McClary TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY