A foreign couple found a scratch-off ticket, which turned out to have expired for 5 days.

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(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] When a foreign couple was cleaning their room recently, they accidentally found a scratch-off piece. After scratching it open, they found out that they had won US$100,000 (about NT$3.03 million). The couple were overjoyed.

But in the end, after investigation, the scratch-off game had already expired for 5 days, and their dream of getting rich fell from heaven to hell in an instant.

According to the "Mirror" report, Dan Lewis, who lives in British Columbia, Canada, was cleaning the room with his wife and found a box of Christmas decorations with a scratch-off piece that had not been scratched. The couple thought about it, and immediately scratched away the scratch-off lottery. Unexpectedly, they won $100,000. Finally, after careful inspection, the couple found that the scratch-off lottery had expired for 5 days, and their dream of getting rich was instantly shattered. They called the lottery company directly Inquiry, hoping to relax the deadline for them to claim the prize, but in the end, the lottery company refused.

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In this regard, the lottery company firmly stated that there is no room for accommodation when the lottery ticket expires, and it cannot help them redeem the prize.

After learning the result, Levi regretted and said that those who have lottery tickets at home must remember to check the redemption time, otherwise it will be a pity like them.