"Unclaimed Lottery Ticket Leads to Six-Figure Win Months Later"

A Washington state woman, identified as M.B., discovered she had won $135,000 on a lottery ticket she had forgotten to check for five months, only realizing her luck after her spouse urged her to do so. She used the money to pay off outstanding debts, and her story comes as the Mega Millions jackpot nears $600 million. This incident follows similar cases of neglected lottery winnings, including a man in Washington DC suing his local lottery and an Iowa man almost losing out on $500,000 after leaving his ticket behind.