Forgotten lottery ticket worth $250,000

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myturn08 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:27 GMT

it seems to be the case for me, the tickets i forget about tend to be winners

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charmed7 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:01 GMT

HOW KOOL is that! WTG, i'm glad he stop to check things out, i know

his wife is excited as well.

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susie545 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:41:01 GMT

Happy Birthday to me....Happy Birthday to me....

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Kobra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:56:23 GMT

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moremoney$ — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:02:46 GMT

help me number please

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tiggs95 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:37:14 GMT

editgap...I've tried about everything..I've played the lottery since around 1986 when it started in Fla and still play it here in Ky..Not sure if it was 1986 or 1988?..Maybe I'll try you idea and buy a ticket and put in my wallet for about 2 months then check it?..Best tell my wife what I'm doing in case I drop dead

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Editgap — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:16:55 GMT

We know you guys check your ticket after each drawing - you guys are on this site every other day.

Like someone suggested it might be best to buy you ticket and forget about it.

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ThatScaryChick — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:09:29 GMT

Luckily, he found the ticket before it expired.

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tiggs95 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:22:54 GMT

Some of these storie's are sometimes hard to believe..Maybe some are made up so they get a good write up??..Like a poster said I check my tickets right away........

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maringoman — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:13:41 GMT

Yah, especially with the uncertain economy her cry would have been heard all the way in Washington DC

Happy for the family.

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TnTicketlosers — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:04:47 GMT

Thats the most awesomest story I've ever read on here....way to go Kentucky winners.Bless her heart,I know she was happy. Now that's the way I like to hear about everyday hard working people trying to get a hit....

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spy153 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:59:50 GMT

I use to feel the same way you do. But lately, life has been so busy that my hobby has had to take the backburner. I forgot to check my tickets twice this past weekend. It's becoming a habit, I think. I have a daughter going to college in the fall who has ran me ragged. We have had a jam-packed schedule ever since Christmas.

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rcbbuckeye — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:29:49 GMT

This is twice where someone found a ticket worth hundreds of thousands they forgot about. I find that amazing. I can promise you that you will never read a story like that about me, cause I check my tics right after the drawings.

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spy153 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:49:36 GMT

awwwwwwwwww! sweet.

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fwlawrence — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:22:41 GMT

His wife would have cried even more if the ticket had expired worthless.

Forgotten lottery ticket worth $250,000

Lottery Post — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:12 GMT

A lottery ticket tucked away in a wallet for months turned out to be a winner, worth $250,000.

Michael Johnson, of Lexington, Ky., bought the Mega Millions ticket during a business trip to metro Atlanta back in February.

He slipped the lottery ticket into his wallet and forgot about it.

Last week he found the three-month old ticket, checked the numbers, and found out he was holding a winning ticket.

He matched all five numbers in the drawing, but not the mega ball.

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