$10.5 mil. ticket rescued from trash

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fja — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:03:13 GMT

One persons trash could be someone's treasure

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mken35 — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:10:14 GMT

Things Happen for a reason the strike of the garbage workers and gave mom some time to go through the trash, never throw away ur tix til you check um twice or more.

$10.5 mil. ticket rescued from trash

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:26:35 GMT

It appears that stinky, pesky garbage strike in Chicago last month wasn't so bad for everyone.For one Chicago family the strike was worth $10.5 million -- thanks to a misplaced lottery ticket and the piling-up garbage.Lottery officials said they will announce today that the winners of the Oct. 4 Illinois Lotto drawing -- a brother and sister from Chicago -- almost lost their ticket when they accidentally tossed it into the trash. Lucky for them, their mother found the ticket in the garbage, stil... [ More ]