{"id":758,"date":"2026-05-20T08:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=758"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:03:45","slug":"man-is-5-9m-richer-after-finding-winning-lottery-ticket-days-away-from-expiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=758","title":{"rendered":"Man is $5.9M richer after finding winning lottery ticket days away from expiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>TRENTON, N.J. \u2014 A lucky lottery winner in New Jersey is $5.9 million richer after he found a winning ticket in an old pair of pants.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=756\">Dog hit by car walks the stage at graduation of vet students who saved her<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The New Jersey Lottery said its announcement in late April of an unclaimed ticket for the May 22, 2025, Pick-6 drawing set things in motion for the player. He decided to talk to employees of the store where the ticket was purchased, which was a frequent stop for him. The employees didn&#8217;t know who the winner was, only that a few of their regular players opt for Pick-6 and told him to double-check his old tickets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The player searched his house, looking in every spot he might have missed in an earlier search, New Jersey Lottery said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;He checked every corner before finally going through his closet and checking every pants pocket possible,&#8221; the lottery said in a news release. &#8220;After checking a few pairs of pants, he finally found a crumpled Pick-6 ticket from last May.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=754\">Man who drove Tesla Cybertruck into lake says he\u2019s done it before. This time he got stuck \u2014 and went to jail.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>When the player arrived at the New Jersey Lottery Office on May 14, his ticket was eight days away from expiring.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The ticket was purchased at the Eisenhower Exxon, 550 Eaglerock Ave., in Roseland, New Jersey. 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