Well, there’s $1,000,000 lottery mystery that’s still unsolved in our state. Someone hasn’t claimed their winning ticket for the 2024 Minnesota raffle and time is running out.

Sammy Salina is in Delano, where that lucky ticket was purchased.

To think that someone here could be a millionaire and they just don’t know it.

“We’ve had other winners, you know, nothing that was this large, of course.”

Joe Tipka is the store’s director of Coburn’s in Delano. He hopes that the person who bought a lottery ticket from them a year ago will claim their $1,000,000 prize.

“I truly hope that someone is holding onto the ticket.”

The ticket was bought as part of the new year’s raffle and there’s only three days left to claim the money.

What would you do if you want $1,000,000? A million, just a million straight up, not after taxes, just straight one million.

“Maybe go to the casino.”

“I’m going to donation to the puppy rescues because I love puppy.”

So much can be done with a million. It begs the question, what happened to the ticket?

There’s been a lot of theories going around.

“Misplaced it, didn’t check the numbers.”

“I think it’s kind of weird.”

“There’s a lot of people that buy him as gifts.”

“When I buy tickets, I throw in the corner and live it there.”

“You need to check your tickets. Do that for me.”

“Okay, I will. I will from now on.”

“No, you do it right now.”

And Reese has her own theory.

“I was and I believe that I was the person that sold that ticket. I’m just saying.”

She says her spidey senses point her to one man in particular.

“One gentleman paid over $100 for his nieces and nephews. And I’m kind of thinking maybe one of those nieces or nephews won. Just my assumption.”

There is, of course, no way to confirm that, unless someone steps forward.

The person who has the winning ticket has until the end of business day on December 31st to claim their ticket. If it goes unclaimed, the money is forfeited to the state. Sammy Solina, Carol Levin News.

Last September the 55-year-old László Andraschek was not only out of work, but homeless too. He used his last forints to buy a lottery ticket for a seven-number game. After choosing the numbers he didn’t hope for a lot and continued his then miserable life with not much to look forward to. The following day while waiting on the platform of the train station, he spotted his own numbers on the wall of the ticket seller’s shop! Absolutely surprised, he fell on his knees and started muttering.

I was praying for some money, but oh god, not for a fortune! My whole body was shaking, I didn’t expect 600 million! – Mr Andraschek’s life changed overnight. He rented an apartment with his wife, later bought it too and he purchased properties for all his children as well. After a while he bought the house which serves as their home now.

I rode my bike to buy a car. When the seller asked me what sort of car I had in mind, I showed him three fingers. He couldn’t believe his eyes! – Mr Andraschek’s mother passed away recently, but fortunately she had been able to share his son’s joy, even if for just a short time.

The ex-homeless millionaire does not have extravagant plans, he intends to visit his sister who lives in Canada and to buy tickets for a long cruise. While helping his relatives financially, he also plans to launch a charity focusing on those in need. His greatest passion is watching football – now (the lucky man he is) on a huge flat screen television.

goddess – istennő
people in need – rászoruló emberek
to be out of work – munkanélkülinek lenni
lottery ticket – lottószelvény
seven-number game – hétszámos lottó (pl. skandináv)
to hope for– reménykedni valamiben, kívánni valamit
to look forward to – várni valamit, készülni valamire
platform – peron
to mutter – motyog
to pray for – imádkozni valamiért
fortune– vagyon
to shake– remeg, rázkódik
to purchase– vásárol
property– ingatlan
to serve – szolgál vmire vagy vkit
to pass away– eltávozik, elhuny
recently– a közelmúltban
cruise– hajóút
financially– anyagilag
to launch a charity– jótékonysági célú alapítványt létrehozni
flat screen television– “lapos” tévé

Find the synonyms for the following words.

answers: 1-d 2-f 3-a 4-b 5-c 6-e