A New Jersey man came within days of losing a life-changing fortune after forgetting a winning lottery ticket worth $5.9 million inside an old pair of pants hanging in his closet. The ticket sat untouched for nearly a year before the stunned winner finally discovered it just eight days before it was set to expire.
According to a report of the People, which quoted New Jersey Lottery, the winning Pick-6 ticket was purchased on May 22, 2025, at an Exxon gas station located on Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland, Essex County. Like many regular lottery players, the man frequently stopped at the station to buy tickets, but this particular slip somehow disappeared among his belongings and was forgotten.
