Women Turns In 1992 Winning Lottery Ticket

jeffrey · #1 (**permalink**) 01-20-2006, 12:03 AM

In a case of better late then never, an Australian woman has collected 100,000 Australian dollars ($74,810) after cashing in a lottery ticket more than a decade after it was bought, an official said Friday.

The woman, who asked not to be identified, collected her winnings this week after discovering the ticket lodged in a greeting card she found in her home, a spokesman for New South Wales state Gaming Minister Grant McBride said on condition of anonymity he said was departmental policy.

The lottery ticket - known in Australia as a scratchy because gamblers have to scratch the ticket to see if they have won a prize - was bought in 1992... Entire Story

PRICEPLUS · #2 (**permalink**) 01-20-2006, 09:37 AM

She is quite lucky there was no time limit!

Bluezy · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 12:13 AM

I agree.

I love hearing of happy endings.