""It wasn't until the weekend that I found the ticket again, folded up in the inside pocket of my jacket," the unidentified man was quoted as saying in a statement by Lotto Hessen. "When I checked the numbers on my phone and saw the winning amount, I was completely shocked - luckily I was sitting down, otherwise my knees would have given way.""
"The man had even heard about the campaign to find the lucky winner. "I heard about it on the radio at the time and thought to myself, 'How stupid can you be not to collect it?'", he said. "It never occurred to me that I could be the person they were looking for." When asked what he was planning to do with his winnings, the man said he would first buy a new living room sofa."
A man from Hesse discovered a forgotten lottery ticket in an inside jacket pocket six months after buying it and won €15.3 million. He had remained unaware of the prize through spring and summer despite a poster campaign seeking the winner. He found the ticket when he reached for a jacket he had not worn since March. Upon checking the numbers on his phone he was completely shocked and nearly lost his balance. He had heard the campaign on the radio but never suspected he was the winner. He plans to buy a new living room sofa and to use most of the money to provide for his children. Both spouses have sworn to tell no one else.
Read at The Local Germany
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