Guy Finds Winning Lotto Ticket Two Days Before It Expires
(CNN) Everyone has that spot in their house or car where they let the mail and receipts pile up.
For 68-year old Jimmie Smith, it was an old shirt hanging in his closet. Stuffed in its pockets was a stack of unchecked lottery tickets.
"I always told myself, 'I'll check them when I have the time,'" the New Jersey man said.
It's a good thing he did. Because had he waited two days longer, he'd have lost out on $24.1 million.
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This is a story we can all get behind. For starters we could all be this guy. We all have that thing that we keep on putting off because we’ve got better shit to do. Of course you’re going to put off checking your lotto numbers, as far as your shortsighted brain is concerned that money’s not going anywhere, and now’s not the time! They’re just like gift certificates, I feel like 99% of gift certificates I’ve received I wait to use, and then they expire. I am just absolutely incapable of keeping track of expiration dates. So yeah, we root for this guy because he’s the most relatable hero of all time: just keeping his spare lottos in his lucky shirt until the right day rolls around, unaware of the fact that he’s about to kiss 24 million dollars goodbye.
Also consider that we root for this guy because this is a hypothetical loss you never get over. If I lost 24 million because of an expired lotto ticket I would consider killing myself. That’s just embarrassing. You never shake that. That’s something that sticks with you through your deathbed. We’re not talking chump change here, we’re talking spend retirement in your rocking chair or spend retirement on a Cuban villa change.
I would absolutely be the guy to forget this too. I’m king of nailing the first 95% of something and then fucking blowing it. Had a huge exam in college? Crushed it. First one done. Biggest upset of the year. Verbal defense of said exam that was worth half the grade? Got my times mixed up and showed up 20 minutes in to the 30 minute interview. Needless to say, my grade suffered. That’s me baby, I snatch defeat from the jaws of victory when it matters the most. So good for this guy! Somebody's gotta be a winner.
