A €1 million lottery ticket has been recovered from the trash in Bitonto, Italy. The ticket was found after waste management workers searched through a truck full of rubbish.
The woman who owned the ticket checked it at a local shop on Sunday, but the machine indicated it was 'non-payable.' This message occurred because smaller retailers can only redeem small wins. A family member subsequently informed the woman that her regular numbers had won after she had already discarded the ticket.
€1,000,000
Value of the recovered lottery ticket
The winning combination consisted of the numbers 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB waste management company, stated the winner always played these same numbers because they were associated with a loved one.
Search operation
SANB, a public waste management company located in Bitonto, outside Bari in the Puglia region, identified the correct lorry and stopped it to search for the ticket. The vehicle was taken to a specialist site equipped to perform the search due to the risk of potentially dangerous material in the waste. The search for the ticket took workers over a day.
As SANB is a public entity, the cost of the search would have been borne by taxpayers. However, the winner promised to 'cover all of the additional costs' incurred by the search, according to Toscano. Toscano added that the woman cried with emotion when she was told the ticket was found.
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An employee reportedly discovered the winning ticket intact inside a torn garbage bag around 5:30 AM. According to the Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers drawn were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51.
The winning ticket was reportedly discovered intact inside a torn garbage bag amidst damaged slips around 5:30 AM. According to Corriere Della Sera, the numbers on the ticket were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51.
An employee reportedly discovered the winning ticket intact inside a torn garbage bag at approximately 5:30 AM. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers are 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51.
An employee reportedly discovered the winning ticket at approximately 5:30 AM inside a torn garbage bag among various damaged slips. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers drawn were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51.
SANB waste management administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, noting it was found 'miraculously still in one piece' inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51. Toscano further stated that the search occurred under difficult conditions and the winner had entered the lottery on a Saturday.
SANB administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region and described it as being 'miraculously still in one piece.' According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, and the ticket was discovered inside a torn garbage bag among numerous damaged slips.
SANB administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region and described it as being found 'miraculously still in one piece' inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, with the ticket having been entered on a Saturday. Additional unverified reports suggest the discovery occurred at approximately 5:30 AM during a search conducted at a sorting plant.
SANB waste management director Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, noting it was found 'miraculously still in one piece' inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers are 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, and the ticket was entered on a Saturday.
SANB waste management director Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region and described it as being 'miraculously still in one piece' despite being found inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, and the lottery entry was made on a Saturday.
SANB company administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, noting it was found 'miraculously still in one piece' inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51. Toscano also stated that the search operation, which involved looking through damaged game slips, took place under conditions that were 'anything but pleasant.'
SANB administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, describing it as 'miraculously still in one piece' despite being found inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51 for a lottery entry made on a Saturday. While some reports suggest the discovery occurred at a sorting plant around 5:30 AM, these details remain unverified.
SANB administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, noting it was found 'miraculously still in one piece' inside a torn garbage bag. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51, and the ticket was discovered during a Saturday lottery entry.
SANB company administrator Roberto Nicola Toscano confirmed the ticket was recovered in Italy's Puglia region, stating it was found 'miraculously still in one piece' amidst damaged slips. According to Corriere Della Sera, the winning numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, and 51. Toscano also noted that the search took place under difficult conditions and revealed the winner had entered the lottery on a Saturday.
