Michigan man finds $1 million Powerball ticket in his wallet

What BBN said about it

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA man in Wyoming, Michigan, ran short of cash at a store, handed the cashier a few Powerball tickets hoping for a few bucks, and one of them was worth a million dollars.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHow long was it in there?

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNearly two months.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMichael Vander Lugt, fifty-four, bought it for the August eighth drawing, and the numbers were five, nine, thirty-five, fifty-four and sixty-three. I'm going to cry.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne red ball. Eight hundred sixty-three point eight million dollars, and he missed it by the red Powerball number. Finally, a number I can be gloomy about.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI'd have thought it'd bother me more, but it's a lovely story.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHe said he recognized the numbers and started freaking out. I felt that in my knees.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRated: the best thing a wallet has ever done. Fifty-four years old, and the most reliable thing he owns is the wallet.