6/4/14 - The chances of finding a winning lotto ticket a few days before it expires while cleaning out an old purse is pretty slim but thatâs exactly what happened to one local woman. Susan Christensen of Whitmore Lake was going through some old purses when she came across a lottery ticket, checked the numbers and discovered it was a winner. Mega Millions tickets are valid for one year from the drawing date but as luck would have it, Christensen claimed her $250,000 prize just four days before her winning ticket was going to expire. She purchased the ticket at the Kroger Store in the Chilson Commons shopping plaza in Hamburg Township and matched the first five numbers from the June 7th, 2013 drawing. As for her winnings, Christensen says sheâs using them to establish a trust fund for her children and grandchildren. (JM)
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