Woman s $26M Lotto Ticket Destroyed in Laundry, According to Store Manager
On 5/14/21 at 10:39 AM EDT
A California woman s winning lottery ticket for a prize of $26 million was reportedly destroyed in the laundry, and it s unclear whether she will be able to claim the winnings.
The manager at Arco AM-PM in Los Angeles, California, told local news channel KTLA 5 that a woman who frequents the store bought the $26 million SuperLotto Plus ticket about six months ago. However, she reportedly placed it in her pocket, forgot about it and then put the ticket through the washing machine with her laundry.
Esperanza Hernandez, an employee at the store, told
Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in laundry The woman’s claim will be investigated
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NORWALK, Calif. – The winner of a $26 million California Lottery prize may have literally washed the chance of a fortune down the drain.
The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket for the Nov. 14 drawing was sold at an Arco AM/PM convenience store in the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk. Thursday was the last day to redeem it.
Nobody did.
Store employee Esperanza Hernandez told the Whittier Daily News that a woman came in Wednesday and told workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry.
What happened to a $26M California lottery ticket?
Updated: May 14 2021, 13:11 ET
THE winner of a $26million California Lottery prize may have destroyed her chance at fortune.
Mystery surrounds a ticket purchased at a convenience store ahead of the drawing on November 14, 2020.
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What happened to a $26M California lottery ticket?
The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket for the November 14 drawing was sold at an Arco AM/PM convenience store in Norwalk, California.
The last day to redeem the ticket was May 13, 2021, but no one did.
However, store employee Esperanza Hernandez told the Whittier Daily News that a woman came in on May 12 and said the ticket was destroyed in the laundry.
NORWALK, CALIF. The winner of a US$26 million California Lottery prize may have literally washed the chance of a fortune down the drain. The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket for the Nov. 14 drawing was sold at an Arco AM/PM convenience store in the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk. Thursday was the last day to redeem it. Nobody did. Store employee Esperanza Hernandez told the Whittier Daily News that a woman came in Wednesday and told workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry. The store s manager told KTLA-TV that surveillance video showed the woman who bought the ticket, and she s known to store workers.
Nobody did.
Store employee Esperanza Hernandez told the Whittier Daily News that a woman came in on Wednesday and told workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry.
The store’s manager told KTLA-TV that surveillance video showed the woman who bought the ticket, and she is known to store workers.
A copy of the surveillance video was turned over to California lottery officials, the manager said.
The claim will be investigated, a lottery spokeswoman, Cathy Johnston, said.
Lottery officials say someone who believes he or she is a winner must complete a claim form. But if someone loses a ticket, they must provide evidence that they owned it, such as a photograph of the front and back of the ticket, the officials said.