Due to an unusual mistake he almost lost a prize of 500 thousand dollars, after the ordeal, he finally obtained his prize.
Philip H., A Washington resident of Jamaican descent was the protagonist of one of the most unusual stories of the American lottery. Mainly, because He didn’t just win one lottery jackpot, but two. Each one being the figure of 500,000 dollars.
Crazy, he went to collect the bills, but something happened that completely upset him. The man got his tickets at an Anacostia Mobil store in southeast Washington, D.C. He said he will put the money toward a list of home improvements and a new van to help with his volunteer efforts.
Philip H
The unusual mistake that almost left him without his fortune
On the same day of the drawing, he prepared to go to the store to collect his prizes. He charged the first one without problems, but, When he looked for the second ticket, he couldn’t find anything in his pockets.he returned his car and found nothing either. Totally shocked, he returned to his house to turn it around and stayed like that for several days.
Finally, Among the old lottery tickets he was about to throw away, he found the winner. Which gave him relief again and allowed him to go collect the second part of the prize, to reach the figure of 1 million dollars. After collecting, he felt relieved, but said those days believing he had lost the ticket were one of the most critical he remembers.
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