Italian garbagemen recover €1m lottery ticket from trash
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A €1 million lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the winner called waste management workers to help retrieve it. The ticket was found intact after garbage crews searched through trash for over a day.
The winner called the waste management company after realizing the €1 million lottery ticket had been thrown away.3,2 The ticket was described as "miraculously still in one piece" after garbage workers combed through trash on their truck.3,2 The waste management company said the ticket was an instant-win type.3
Garbage workers searched for over a day to find the ticket.1 The ticket’s value was reported as €1 million by two outlets and US$1.15 million by one outlet.3,2,1 The waste management company involved was SANB, according to one report.3
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