Woman says $26 million California lottery price ticket destroyed in wash
Retailer worker Esperanza Hernandez mentioned a girl got here and advised employees that she had put the price ticket in her pants and it was once destroyed within the laundry.
The $26 million prize may also be taken in annual installments or as a $19.7 million money choice (Representational)
The winner of a $26 million California Lottery prize could have actually washed the danger of a fortune down the drain.
The profitable SuperLotto Plus price ticket for the Nov. 14 drawing was once bought at an Arco AM/PM comfort retailer within the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk. Thursday was once the final day to redeem it. No one did.
Retailer worker Esperanza Hernandez advised the Whittier Day-to-day Information {that a} lady got here in Wednesday and advised employees that she had put the price ticket in her pants and it was once destroyed within the laundry.
The shop’s supervisor advised KTLA-TV that surveillance video confirmed the lady who purchased the price ticket, and she or he’s identified to retailer employees.
A replica of the surveillance video was once grew to become over to California Lottery officers, the executive mentioned.
The declare can be investigated, lottery spokeswoman Cathy Johnston mentioned.
Lottery officers say anyone who believes she or he is a winner will have to entire a declare shape. But when anyone loses a price ticket, they will have to supply proof that they owned it, reminiscent of {a photograph} of the back and front of the price ticket, the officers mentioned.
The profitable numbers have been: 23, 36, 12, 31, 13, and the mega collection of 10. The $26 million prize may also be taken in annual installments or as a $19.7 million money choice.
If the prize isn’t claimed, the $19.7 million will cross to California public faculties. The shop that bought the price ticket will obtain a $130,000 bonus.
It’s unusual for enormous jackpots to head unclaimed, officers mentioned.
4 prizes of $20 million or extra haven’t been claimed since 1997, together with a $63 million prize from 2015, lottery spokesman Jorge De L. a. Cruz advised the Los Angeles Instances.
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