Thursday was the last day to redeem it.
Avid lottery players in Norwalk were surprised to hear about the mishap.
“It is possible that maybe they lost the ticket and did not even realize it. A lot of people buy their tickets and put them in the bag, and they don t even realize that they won the lottery, Arturo Vázquez, who plays the lottery, said.
Sergio Vázquez, who won a $100,000 prize in 2013, says he made sure the ticket was secure.
What should you do to prevent this from happening to you? The California Lottery recommends that you keep proof of the ticket.
Updated on May 14, 2021 at 2:54 am
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The time limit for redeeming the winning $26 million California Lottery Super Lotto Plus ticket has expired, and although there are rumors that a Norwalk woman bought the ticket, no one showed up to claim the prize.
Employees at the AM/PM gas station on East Imperial Highway in Norwalk say a local woman bought the ticket from their store but was unable to turn it in because she left it in her pants and sent it through the washing machine. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android
“It is possible that maybe they lost the ticket and did not even realize it. A lot of people buy their tickets and put them in the bag, and they don t even realize that they won the lottery, Arturo Vázquez, who plays the lottery, said.
Sergio Vázquez, who won a $100,000 prize in 2013, says he made sure the ticket was secure.
What should you do to prevent this from happening to you? The California Lottery recommends that you keep proof of the ticket. Take a picture of the front and back of the ticket so if it is damaged or lost, you have proof, de la Cruz said.
Thursday was the last day to redeem it.
Avid lottery players in Norwalk were surprised to hear about the mishap.
“It is possible that maybe they lost the ticket and did not even realize it. A lot of people buy their tickets and put them in the bag, and they don t even realize that they won the lottery, Arturo Vázquez, who plays the lottery, said.
Sergio Vázquez, who won a $100,000 prize in 2013, says he made sure the ticket was secure.
What should you do to prevent this from happening to you? The California Lottery recommends that you keep proof of the ticket.
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A woman claims she bought a $26 million SuperLotto ticket that expired Thursday and said the ticket was destroyed after she put it in her pants pocket, then washed the pants. (Shutterstock)
NORWALK, CA Imagine washing $26 million down the drain. A Norwalk woman who claimed to be a SuperLotto winner said she did just that.
The unidentified woman said she bought the $26 million-winning SuperLotto ticket, which expired Thursday, but said the ticket was destroyed when she put it in her pants pocket, then washed the pants, according to the manager of the Norwalk Arco ampm convenience store that sold the winning ticket.