A woman in America claims that she destroyed her $26 million winning lottery ticket in the laundry.
According to details, the woman mistakenly put the ticket in the pocket of her pants and sent it for laundry. She had bought the ticket at a store in the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk back in November.
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A store employee said that a woman came and told the workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry.
Her claim is being investigated by California Lottery officials, with the store’s manager saying that CCTV video showed the woman buying the ticket. She is also someone known to staff at the store.
As per rules, someone who believes he or she is a winner, must complete a claim form.
But Lottery spokeswoman Cathy Johnston said if someone has lost a ticket, they must also provide proof they owned it, such as a photograph of the front and back of it. Johnston said the claim will still be investigated.
