Couple wins $1 million after forgotten Michigan Lottery ticket found in coat pocket

LANSING, Mich. – A Michigan couple received $1 million after they discovered a lottery ticket in a coat pocket and realized that they had by no means checked it.

“Me and my husband purchase a Powerball ticket for each drawing, and we at all times knew we’d win huge,” Ana Elizalde stated. “I bought a Powerball ticket as regular, and I gave it to my husband to carry onto. Per week after the drawing, my husband discovered the ticket in his coat pocket and realized we had by no means checked it.”

Elizalde, 51, of Lansing, had matched the 5 white balls from the Feb. 6 drawing: 05-11-22-23-69. The ticket was bought at Sav-Approach Meals Middle on West Michigan Avenue in Lansing.

“We went to the shop to scan it and obtained a message to file a declare,” Elizalde stated. “Once we checked the numbers on-line and realized we’d received $1 million, we have been in shock. We at all times had a sense this present day would come, and now that it’s right here, it feels surreal.”

Elizalde visited Michigan Lottery headquarters and claimed her prize. She plans to pay payments, pay for her youngsters’s training, and save the remaining.

The Powerball jackpot was final received Feb. 6, with a ticket value $754.6 million in Washington. The present jackpot stands at $143 million.