A New York body shop owner is $2.9 million richer ($1.9 million, if he takes the lump sum) after finding a forgotten lottery ticket in the center console of his truck a month after he bought it.
Jerry Ritieni of Extreme Auto Body Repairs bought a handful of tickets on July 19 and, instead of putting them in his pocket, threw them in his truck. A month later, he found them, checked them and discovered the big news.
The 47-year-old father of two plans on securing his children’s future with the winnings.
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