Woman says $26 million California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
Woman says $26 million California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
Store employee Esperanza Hernandez said a woman came and told workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry.
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UPDATED: May 14, 2021 11:03 IST
The $26 million prize can be taken in annual installments or as a $19.7 million cash option (Representational)
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.
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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.