Woman Claims Her Rs 190 Crore Winning Lottery Ticket Got Destroyed In The Laundry

A woman has been left utterly devastated after revealing that the $26 million (Rs 190 crore) winning lottery ticket she purchased back in November was destroyed in the wash.

She accidentally put the jackpot-winning ticket - which she had bought at a convenience store in the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk - in the pocket of her pants and sent it for laundry.

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The winner had until Thursday to claim the prize. As a result, nobody did.

Store employee Esperanza Hernandez told the Whittier Daily News that a woman came in Wednesday and told workers that she had put the ticket in her pants and it was destroyed in the laundry.

The store¡¯s manager told KTLA-TV that surveillance video showed the woman who bought the ticket, and she's known to store workers.

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A copy of the surveillance video was turned over to California Lottery officials, the manager said.

According to various reports citing lottery spokeswoman Cathy Johnston, the claim made by the woman will be investigated.

The lottery officials said that someone who believes he or she is a winner must complete a claim form. But if someone loses a ticket, they must provide evidence that they owned it, such as a photograph of the front and back of the ticket, ABC News reported.

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The winning numbers were: 23, 36, 12, 31, 13, and the mega number of 10. The $26 million prize can be taken in annual installments or as a $19.7 million cash option.

If the prize isn't claimed, the $19.7 million will go to California public schools.

The store that sold the ticket will receive a $130,000 bonus.

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