He Had a $24 Million Lottery Ticket and Didn’t Know It

He won $24.1 million in the lottery and had no idea. For almost a year, Jimmie Smith’s winning ticket sat unchecked in the pocket of an old shirt. The New York Lottery knew where the ticket had been sold. They knew the winning numbers. But nobody came forward to claim the jackpot. As the deadline approached, the search for the mystery winner became a race against time. This is the true story of a forgotten lottery ticket, a television report, and a retired security officer who claimed a life-changing fortune with just two days to spare. #Lottery #TrueStory #JimmieSmith