In what could be described as a lucky breakthrough, an Oregon man discovered a million-dollar prize when he uncovered a nearly year-old lottery ticket.
Joemel Panisa found the unclaimed winning ticket barely eight days before the final deadline while cleaning his office on a snowy day, according to the Oregon Lottery.
He said the Mega Millions ticket was bought on Jan. 13, 2016 and placed in an envelope where it was forgotten for almost a year.
Panisa said reports of an unclaimed lottery ticket on the news was how he duscovered the ticket.
He rushed to claim his $1 million prize on Jan. 9, eight days before it was set to expire on Jan. 17.
The Oregon Lottery said Panisa was the fourth Mega Millions $1 million winner since the game began in 2010.
The money would have been sent to Oregon’s Economic Development Fund if he had failed to collect his prize on time.
Dolapo is a writer and journalist who works with YNaija. He has interests in Christianity, politics and sports.
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