On 9 June 2021, Lotto 6aus49 drew for $39 million and a single ticket won the lottery. While players around the world waited to see who would claim the lottery jackpot, the actual winner was completely unaware that they had won.

When Lower Franconia purchased her lottery ticket she put it in her purse where she forgot all about it. Six weeks after the draw took place, Lower Franconia decided to play Lotto 6aus49 again but before she did, she first checked her older ticket. It was only then that she realised she held the Lotto 6aus49 winning numbers.

The best part was that the $39 million grand prize was the second-largest jackpot in Lotto Bayern history!

When Jerry Knott purchased his lottery ticket on a whim he thoughtlessly put it in his wallet. It wasn’t until two months after the draw that he found it and decided to check if he’d won anything.

It was then that he realised he matched all the winning numbers and had won a prize of $20,000. But, it wasn’t until he went to a cashier to claim his winnings that he discovered just how much he had actually won; a whopping $20 MILLION. The moment the clerk scanned the ticket and all those zeros appeared, he knew he won much more than anticipated.

Scotty Thomas was an avid Lucky for Life player so it was easy for him to forget if he’d already played on any given day. Deciding not to risk it, he played the numbers he was set on and moments later realised he had already entered for that day.

He didn’t think much of the honest mistake or about having two tickets with the same numbers. However, when the winning numbers were announced, his mistake would be his biggest advantage. It turned out he had the winning numbers and because he had two tickets, he won the $25,000-a-year prize twice!

When absent-minded 20-something Murray Bridge bought his lottery ticket, he thought the safest place to put it was on top of the fridge.

After the lotto drew and one of the jackpot winners didn’t claim their prize, radio stations around South Australia were buzzing with the news. Murray’s mom remembered his forgotten ticket on the fridge and once she found it, she couldn’t believe her son’s luck; he was the missing winner and was $1,052,281.12 richer. He happily claimed his prize and announced that he plans on helping his Mom with the lump sum he won!

Unlike our previous stories, one California-based woman was not as lucky.

While filling up her car tank the anonymous lottery player decided to pop into a convenience store to purchase a SuperLotto Plus ticket. On the night of the draw, a single ticket hit the jackpot but no one came forward to claim the grand prize. When the anonymous woman realised the winning numbers were hers, she quickly searched for her ticket but it was nowhere to be found. After much investigation, security cameras revealed that she left her winning ticket in the pocket of her jeans where it stayed. Without checking the pockets, she later placed those pair of jeans into a washing machine where the winning lottery ticket disintegrated beyond recognition.

Despite lottery officials having video footage and testimony to confirm her story, she unfortunately forfeits her win because every player needs the winning ticket to claim their prize. Under state lottery law, her winnings will be declared unclaimed and donated to public education.

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