Millions of people dream of winning a lottery prize. Mega Million in order to change their economic situation overnight.
Although many try, not everyone is lucky enough to hit the winning numbers and Some lucky people who manage to succeed in these draws assume they lost without even checking their tickets.
This happened to the rector of a well-known university in Rhode Island, United States, who almost lost a huge Mega Millions prize by not checking his ticket on the day of the drawing.
Roger Williams University President Ioannis Miaoulis won a $1 million prize; However, he was just months away from not collecting his prize because he had not been informed of his victory.
According to the media The Providence Journal, The university president bought a Mega Millions ticket on February 2 at a store located on Metacom Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island.
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Due to the low chances of winning, Miaoulis paid no attention to the drawing and put away his lottery ticket, only to forget about it afterwards.
After learning that a prize had not been claimed at the place where he purchased his Mega Millions number, Roger Williams University president decided to check his ticket and got the surprise of his life.
“He noticed that the prize had not been claimed there and, since he had bought tickets there, he thought he should check. Fortunately, he still had it and now plans to use the money for his retirement.”the Rhode Island Lottery explained in a statement.
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Ioannis Miaoulis, after winning $1 million in the Mega Millions lottery, plans to invest part of the money, save some for retirement and share it with his family.
In addition, it also intends to donate part of the prize money received to a charity and to Roger Williams University.
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