A man from Tennessee came very close to not being able to claim his winning lottery ticket of just over one million US dollars by losing his ticket, but luckily he was able to pick it up in a parking lot an hour later late.
On March 10, Nick Slatten had just finished his shift in Smithville and was heading to the village market to buy himself something to drink and a lottery ticket, before coming home and shopping. record on its application, according to what the National Post.
The next day, looking at his app, he couldn’t believe his eyes, he had the winning bill of US $ 1,178,746 (C $ 1,477,175).
“I was in shock, I couldn’t believe my eyes!” He told Lottery Tennessee. “I thought there was a mistake,” he added.
He hurried to meet his fiancée at work to tell her the excellent news. After informing him and doing some shopping, including a stop at the garage, he realized that the ticket had unfortunately disappeared.
The man starts to walk again in the morning, quite nervous, because the note was not signed. In addition, the day was rather windy.
Returning to the garage parking lot, he miraculously discovers the ticket on the ground, held by the rear wheel of a car.
After cashing in the ticket, he revealed to the lottery agency that he plans to buy a house and invest the rest of his winnings. He wants to live “a worry-free life,” he reveals to Lottery Tennessee.