Massachusetts Woman Nearly Loses $1M Lottery Win Due to Carelessness

Lea Rose Fiega, an office worker from Massachusetts, left her winning lottery ticket at a cafe. The cafe owner's son found it, realized it was a winner, and returned it to her.

Lea did not scratch off all necessary fields on the lottery ticket and gave it to a cashier to throw away. The son of the cafe owner found the discarded ticket, scratched off the remaining fields, and realized it was a winning ticket.

Lea shared part of her winnings with the cafe owner's son as a reward for his honesty. The cafe received $10,000 from the winnings according to state laws.