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Powerball Winner Unknowingly Had $1M Powerball Ticket

Lottery Winners Stories

A lottery player from Virginia, Alexandra, has found himself $1 million richer after getting lucky on in a Powerball Play online lottery draw. The amazing thing is, he had the winning ticket for over a week and he didn’t even realise it was worth a whopping $1 million! 

This isn’t the first time something like this has happened before. You must bear in mind that before a player actually wins the lottery, they have absolutely no idea what’s about to happen to them, of course. They go about their daily lives and routines, without anticipating anything. 

This is why some people only realise their tickets are winners after a week or two. Sometimes even a month! Not everyone checks their tickets immediately after the draw, which is why playing the lottery online is so much better. You never have to worry about forgetting to check your results because they are automatically emailed to you!

The winner in this story, Arthur Martin, works as a building engineer. When lottery officials asked about his winning ticket, he said that he never expected it to be worth anything. Like many others, he has, of course, dreamt about winning the Play lottery online, but he never expected it to actually happen to him. 

Although he never thought his Powerball ticket would bring him anything, he still held onto it after the draw had taken place on the 23rd of August. He had a few things to do which kept him occupied, so he had forgotten to check the results immediately after the draw. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for him to remember the ticket, so he had plenty of time to cash it in if it was a winner. 

When the moment of truth had finally come, Arthur couldn’t believe his eyes. “It was surreal. AT first, I didn’t think all the money was mine. I thought I had won a donation towards a heritage fund or something alike,” he said to lottery officials in Virginia. Arthur’s ticket matched all the five main numbers: 6-7-16-23-26. “It took four days to get over the initial shock,” Arthur added. 

Arthur bought his winning ticket from Parkway Express on Loisdale road in Lorton, Virginia. The Powerball draw took place on the 23rd of August, which was the same date as the draw where a woman from Massachusetts won a massive $758 million jackpot on Powerball. Had Arthur also matched the bonus ball in this draw, he would have had an equal share of this jackpot. 

Once Arthur’s initial shock about the win subsided, he could suddenly think more clearly about how this money would change his life. He started giving a lot of thought to areas in his life which he thinks he could improve. He wants to first pay off his debts so he doesn’t have anything holding him back financially. 

Next, he wants to spend some quality time with his family after working so hard for many years. He thinks a quality family vacation is in order. 

No matter what your plans are for spending your lottery winnings, the first step is to actually purchase your tickets! 

Powerball is currently a whopping $115 million and the EuroMillions Superdraw is also this Friday. You stand a chance to win €130 million in the Superdraw. 

So, what’s it going to be? You’ve got a lot to choose from. 

Make your choice now!