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Sinead Butler

Lottery winner almost threw away £140k ticket as she thought it was a ‘prank’

A woman who mistakenly tossed out her winning $260,000 (£140,000) lottery ticket has her boyfriend to thank after he foraged through their bins to retrieve it.

The winner from St Helena, Australia nearly missed out on claiming the top prize of $1,000-a-week for five years after thinking she hadn’t won anything - but boy was she wrong.

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