Woman unknowingly carries winning lottery ticket in purse for weeks

Published August 1, 2021 1:00pm ET



A German woman who didn’t know she had a lottery ticket worth over $38 million in her purse reportedly carried it around for weeks.

The unnamed 45-year-old from Lower Franconia sent officials from LOTTO Bayern, a German lottery company, into a weekslong search when she did not come forward after she won the drawing. She learned of her winnings the next time she played the lottery, according to a press release from LOTTO Bayern.

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