Good News: New Jersey Man finds a Multi-Million Dollar Lottery Ticket In Shirt Pocket
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
November 26, 2017 6:46pm CST
Jimmy Smith of East Orange, New Jersey (U.S.), recently found a 24 Million dollar lottery ticket in one of his old shirts after watching a TV news report.
The retired security guard has been buying tickets since the 1960's but doesn't always check them right away. Smith's sixth sense wound up to be correct as the lottery ticket he purchased in New York was going to expire in another 2 days.
He was one lucky fellow which brings me to ask this question. If you play the lottery or scratch offs do you check the numbers right away or are you in know rush to see if you won? Have you ever discovered you had won a prize in any game of chance after thinking you lost?
I had that happen when playing Bingo. Should of paid better attention to my cards and numbers. Also, it hasn't happened to me, but when they do raffles I have seen people not check their tickets in time and they call off another one. Any similar experiences?
Source- Summarizied from US & World Report/Associated Press
Photo- Google Images/abcnews.go.com
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
I am the same way. I will do the scratch-offs right away.
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@LeaPea2417 (40064)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Nov 17
@dgobucks226 Right in the nick of time.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Especially with 2 days to go before the ticket was no longer valid. Amazing that he decided to look in his shirt to see.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Nov 17
@dgobucks226 I do agree on that. The luck is intended to be unexpected.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Yes, that's why they call it gambling I guess? At least that what I've been told when I lose, lol.
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@sallypup (69265)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Nov 17
@dgobucks226 I don't even go to bingo games. I guess I'm just not fun.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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29 Nov 17
@sallypup I buy the occasional lottery ticket when the prize reaches a very large amount (so not often). When I think of it, I will buy a scratch-off ticket maybe every couple of months. I am not very lucky 
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
27 Nov 17
Very lucky! I play very rarely -- bingo, and scratch games --- I just won $1
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@dgobucks226 Lol! That is exactly what I did. At least I got my $1 back :-)
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Well 1 dollar is better than none, unless you spent a dollar for your ticket 
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@porwest (112972)
• United States
8 Apr 18
I usually have a stack of tickets that need to be checked which I go through from time to time. The only thing I look for is where a ticket won. If it was somewhere I know I have been I may be more inclined to see if it is mine. But other than that, most of the time I just win a dollar here and there. So, I can wait.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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11 Apr 18
I am pretty unlucky when it comes to the lottery. The most I ever won was $20. I do check my tickets within a day or two. I'll take any monetary prize
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@porwest (112972)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@dgobucks226 As will I. Even $20 would be nice.
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@allen0187 (59818)
• Philippines
27 Nov 17
I always check the results right away.
Anyway, good for the guy. Hope he doesn't blow away all his winnings like the others.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
That is so true! Some people have no control when it comes to money 
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@celticeagle (190157)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Nov 17
That was sure a stroke of luck. I don't play the lottery anymore. Not much chance of winning with so many doing it.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Yes, like a needle in a haystack, or so it seems...
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@maezee (41985)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@dgobucks22 exactly. I guess it was meant to be!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
I know, wonder what special forces were at work to make him check right then to see if he won?
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Nov 17
Wow. I can't imagine the unreal feeling of possessing such a ticket.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Well said! Imagine what was going through that guys head when he found out he won that sum.
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@teamfreak16 (43717)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
@dgobucks226 - Knowing me I'd lose it.
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@YrNemo (20254)
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30 Nov 17
I wouldn't know. As in, I have often bought tickets out of obligations for this or that organizations, but my duty ends there. If they contact me, great, but if not, fine too. (With scratch-offs, I do it right away before dumping the thing in the bin! I am a terribly forgetful person.)
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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28 Nov 17
Imagine if he waited to long. Wow, that would just be such a killer feeling to know you lost that amount of money.
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@tusziget (323)
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28 Nov 17
@dgobucks226
Wow.I did not even want to imagine that.
He had good instincts to check his shirt and the Lottery ticket.
He had good instincts to check his shirt and the Lottery ticket.1 person likes this
