Lottery officials said that a 54-year-old man in Duval County, Florida, found a $1 million lottery ticket while cleaning his house on the weekend of July 4 and was “shocked.”
“On July 4th, I found a Powerball ticket in a drawer while cleaning the house,” Kenneth Morgan said in an article on Wednesday. statement Responsible by the Florida Lottery Company, which is the government-operated organization responsible for operating the lottery.
“I checked the numbers and found that I won $1 million in the prize-I’m still shocked!” Jacksonville resident added.
According to the statement, the Quick Pick lottery won by Morgan matched all five white ball numbers in the Powerball draw on April 17, but did not match the Powerball numbers. The Florida Lottery stated that he won a $1 million prize after discovering the lottery.
Morgan said the ticket was purchased from the Publix Liquor Store along the Jacksonville Beach Boulevard. According to the lottery statement, the store will receive a $1,000 bonus commission for selling the winning lottery ticket.
A similar event Four months ago in White County, Tennessee, a man retrieved the lottery ticket after losing his $1 million lottery ticket in a parking lot.
Nick Slatten of Sparta bought a Tennessee cash ticket on March 11 and found that it was worth $1,178,746.
“I was stunned. I couldn’t believe it,” Slatten said. “I can’t express it. That’s something else.”
However, after finishing the day’s errand, Slatten realized that he had no votes.
He returned the same way, drove the car into a parking lot, and saw the winning lottery ticket lying on the ground next to the driver’s side door of the other car.
“This is a million-dollar ticket, and someone stepped on it directly,” Slatten said.
According to the Tennessee Lottery Company, which operates the Tennessee cash lottery, Slatten and his fiancee will continue to work after winning the lottery. They also plan to buy houses and vehicles and make investments.
Said. 54-year-old Kenneth Morgan found a $1 million Powerball lottery ticket in a drawer while cleaning the house.
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