A Maryland woman said her missing Mega Millions ticket turned up about a month later in the washing machine and turned out to be a $10,002 winner. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
"I couldn't find that last ticket. I had no idea where it was," the woman said.
She said it wasn't until last week when she discovered the ticket had taken a trip through the washing machine with a load of clothes.
"I realized that it had gone in the wash by accident. It was folded up with clothes we hadn't worn since then," the winner said.
She said the ticket was luckily still legible.
"I checked the numbers on the lottery app and was blown away. I couldn't believe my eyes," the woman said.
The woman said the money will go toward buying Christmas and birthday gifts for her son.
