The ticket covered 13 weeks of drawings with Brown eventually forgetting about it.
"After the first few drawings, I'd check my ticket. Then I just kind of forgot about it and wasn't checking," he told lottery officials.
Brown returned to the Moose Lodge in February and scanned his ticket at a self-check terminal that told him to see customer service. Brown and his friends soon discovered he had won the $8.9 million jackpot.
Brown selected the 30-year annuity option and will receive, after taxes, an annual check for slightly more than $200,000. He has set up a trust for his winnings.
The Moose Lodge is also receiving one percent of the jackpot worth $89,000.
"The last couple of years have been a challenge for us. The influence of receiving such a big chunk of change is huge! We'll be working with our members to figure out the best way to use the bonus money," Moose Lodge manager Michael Scott said in a statement.
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