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Once-lost lottery ticket finally pays off
A man who lost a winning lottery ticket and recovered it five days later got a $25,000 check from the Texas Lottery on Monday, just in time for some last-minute Christmas shopping.
Mike Sargent, a 51-year-old AT&T facilities specialist from Alvarado, signed paperwork and picked up the check Monday morning, one month after he turned it in to a lottery claims center, lottery spokesman Bobby Heith said.
"The agency had to run forensic tests on the scratch-off ticket because Sargent's signature had been partially scratched off. The investigation was completed till Friday", Heith said.
"I'm grateful that I've got it", Sargent said. "We could really use it".
Sargent bought the Wheel of Fortune instant game ticket on Nov. 15 and lost it moments afterward. He spent days searching fields and ditches - even sifting through a convenience store's trash bin. A water meter reader found it five days later while working near the store and returned it, in exchange for a $2,500 reward.
Sargent already has donated $1,750 of his winnings to his church. He also plans to help a prisoner get a paralegal certificate and use the rest to pay off his credit card debt.
Source: BonusGambler.com Editors' Choice
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