€4.9m lotto winner missed out on life-changing prize after cruel twist of events
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Cruel Twist Of Fate Leads To Man Not Even Realizing He’s Sitting On $5.8 Million Lottery JackpotCleaner Hits The $5.8M Jackpot Without Knowing It, Then Watches His Winning Ticket Become Worthless
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Sun, 23 August 2026
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Clarence Jackson matched all six numbers on his Connecticut lottery ticket in October 1995, but a devastating series of events meant he missed the claim deadline by just two days – and his £4.25m unclaimed lottery prize was lost forever.
Fri, 28 August 2026
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Cruel Twist Of Fate Leads To Man Not Even Realizing He’s Sitting On $5.8 Million Lottery Jackpot23-year-old man buys a lottery ticket but forgets to check whether his numbers won. Little did he know that he was the $5.8 million jackpot winner, and he found out too late on the deadline date. When the man submitted his lotto ticket 3 days after it was due, the company refused to pay him, which led him down a complicated 20-year legal path. Read on to find out more about the man’s struggle, and to learn what the rules surrounding lottery wins are. . Curiosities, Interesting Facts