Deciding that she had not won the ticket, the woman left it in the…
Deciding that she had not won the ticket, the woman left it in the store, and it was thrown into the trash.
Consensus
- The woman won a €1 million lottery prize in Italy.
- She mistakenly threw away her winning ticket after an automated machine indicated it was not payable.
- She realized her ticket was a winner after checking the numbers with family members.
- She contacted the local waste management service to locate the trash truck that collected the ticket.
- Workers from the waste management company SANB searched through waste at a sorting center for over a day.
- The ticket was found in a torn trash bag, intact, and the woman was able to claim her prize.
- The woman agreed to cover all costs of the search operation.
Points of divergence
- The woman left the ticket in the store before it was thrown out, and the store's automatic machine showed 'not payable' because small retailers can only pay small prizes. — kommersant
- The woman returned to the store after learning she won, but found the trash had already been removed by municipal workers. — vm
- The woman discovered the win at home with her family, and the ticket was found at around 6 a.m. by a worker during manual sorting. — tg_dwglavnoe
Coverage (3 sources)
- Italian woman finds €1 million lottery ticket in garbage truck — Коммерсантъ
- Italian woman who won million euro lottery threw ticket in trash can — Вечерняя Москва
- Trash bag for a million: in Italy, municipal workers helped a woman recover a winning lottery ticket that she threw... — DW Главное