Ms. Mildred, a 76-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, is in a heartbreaking situation. She believes she won a $2.6 million lottery prize but accidentally gave the winning ticket away. Mildred recently donated a jacket to the Vietnam Veterans of America charity. Later, she realized that she had left the lottery ticket in one of the jacket's pockets.
After checking the winning numbers, she discovered they matched the ones on the ticket she purchased. That’s when panic set in. She remembered the jacket had already been donated. When she contacted the charity, they told her that donations are sent to locations all over the country and sometimes even overseas. Unfortunately, there is no way to track where her jacket went.
To make matters worse, the Pennsylvania Lottery confirmed that she must have the physical ticket in hand to claim her winnings. Without it, she cannot collect the $2.6 million. The deadline to claim the prize is May 8.
Ms. Mildred is now hoping that someone will find the ticket and do the right thing. It’s a powerful reminder to always check your pockets before donating clothes. A simple mistake may have cost her millions.