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.
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.