The American Mary Elliot won 110 thousand dollars (approximately 500 thousand reais at the current exchange rate) in the lottery in Virginia, in the United States. However, she almost ran out of that jackpot because she had thrown the note in the trash, according to CNN US.
She reported that she was desperate to find out that she had won a state lottery game on February 24, however, the ticket had been thrown away. “When I saw I won, I couldn’t stop shaking,” Mary said in a statement to the Virginia Lottery.
But, Mary’s story had a happy ending. Luckily, she found out in time and managed to find the winning ticket. The game, however, was full of coffee stains and the barcode would not scan to confirm his victory.
Despite the grime, state lottery officials were able to confirm that Mary had matched all five dozen drawn and the prize was officially handed to the woman.
Opportunity to win BRL 30 million in the Brazilian lottery this Saturday
The Easter Dupla Sena draw will award 30 million reais to the lucky person who hits the six dozen this Saturday, 16, at 8 pm. Remembering that this amount does not accumulate, if no bet guesses its numbers, the total amount is divided between the bettors who match five numbers.
It is important to note that the Easter Dupla Sena offers two opportunities to take the prize with a bet, since each contest features two draws. This is the sixth edition of the Dupla Sena special contest.
The biggest prize of the modality was R$ 31.4 million in the Easter Dupla 2021. Four bets from Belém (PA), Bauru (SP), Guarulhos (SP) and São Paulo (SP) hit the six dozen and divided the prize principal, the last two being a pool of ten and two quotas, respectively.
