Oregon man wins $8.9 million Megabucks jackpot on forgotten lottery ticket from Christmas

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dickblow — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:02:04 GMT

really so what

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sully16 — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:32:10 GMT

Congrats Wilbur, enjoy

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Ranett — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 21:38:00 GMT

26 draws, not 26 weeks.

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Mata Garbo — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:21:16 GMT

26 weeks is a very long time to remember something in your wallet. I can understand how it could have been forgotten. Congrats to the very lucky gentleman.

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weshar75 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:57:03 GMT

No! not me I do not buy the 26 draws for $25 maybe once or twice in 26 years of playing.-weshar75

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Raven62 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:15:42 GMT

Congrats to the Winner!

A Belated 2021 Christmas Gift

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noise-gate — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:48:52 GMT

* Is that you Weshar75

Oregon man wins $8.9 million Megabucks jackpot on forgotten lottery ticket from Christmas

Lottery Post — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:34:58 GMT

Lottery rookie takes advantage of a package deal and emerges a multi-millionaire

By Kate Northrop

An Oregon Lottery Megabucks ticket eligible for several consecutive drawings was forgotten for months until it was found to be worth an $8.9 million jackpot from a drawing in January.

A casual lottery player was influenced by his friend to buy a package deal for consecutive Megabucks drawings on Christmas Eve 2021. Several months later, he checked his ticket only to find that he had wo... [ More ]