Man Finds $24.1 Million Lottery Ticket 2 Days Before It Expired

A man just had two days left to miss a life changing opportunity.
68-year-old Jimmie Smith happened to discover a pile of old unchecked lottery tickets stuffed in his pocket.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

May 25, 2016 was the day the winning numbers were pulled.

Smith told himself, “I’ll check them when I have time.” Well, if he had checked them 2 days later the ticket would have expired and he would have been out of $24.1 million.⠀⠀⠀

The winning ticket was sold at bodega in New York City. Winners have a year to claim their prize before the ticket is no good,Fox news reports.