A Virginia man said a scratch-off lottery ticket that spent more than a month forgotten in a drawer turned out to be a $4 million winner.
Jeff Kretzer of Chesterfield told Virginia Lottery officials he bought the $100 Million Cash Extravaganza ticket and promptly forgot about it after tucking it away in a drawer for safe-keeping.
Ketzer said he came across the still-unscratched ticket more than a month later and decided to see if it was a winner.
He said he initially thought the prize was $4,000 and thought, "This is going to be nice."
The ticket turned out to be worth a lot more, however, and he realized it was actually a $4 million winner.
"I was stunned," he said. "I really can't describe the moment."
The MACS retail store where Kretzer bought his ticket was awarded a $10,000 bonus from the lottery.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
