Trade Report

A woman asked a cashier to throw away her $30 lottery ticket because she thought she had lost. Ten days later, the store owner's son discovered it was worth $1 MILLION. – Lea Rose Fiega bought a $30 Diamond Millions scratch-off ticket at a Lucky Stop convenience store in Southwick, Massachusetts. – She was on her lunch break and didn't have much time. – She scratched the ticket quickly, thought she had lost, and handed it back to the cashier. – She actually asked the store to throw it away. – The ticket was placed behind the counter with other discarded tickets. – Ten days later, the owner's son, Abhi Shah, was going through the discarded tickets. – He picked up Lea's ticket and noticed something strange. – She hadn't scratched off one of the numbers. – He scratched it. – Underneath was a $1 MILLION winning prize. – Abhi suddenly had a decision to make. He could claim the ticket himself, or find the woman who had thrown it away. – He later admitted that he initially thought about keeping the money and even imagined buying a Tesla. – But after discussing it with his family, his grandmother told him they had to return it. – So Abhi tracked Lea down at her workplace and brought her back to the store. – Lea initially thought she was in trouble. – Instead, the family handed her the ticket she had thrown away ten days earlier. – She broke down crying and hugged them. – Lea eventually claimed her $1 MILLION prize. – The store also received a $10,000 bonus from the Massachusetts Lottery. – And the family who returned her ticket received a reward from Lea. A woman threw away a $30 lottery ticket because she thought she had lost. Ten days later, the store owner's son discovered it was worth $1 MILLION and tracked her down.