Michigan woman discovers she won the lottery by checking her spam folder
Michigan woman discovers she won the lottery by checking her spam folder
Laura Spears bought a ticket for the Mega Millions drawing online on Dec. 31. A few days later she was looking through her inbox for a lost email — only to find out she had won $3 million.
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. A woman in Michigan found out she won the lottery not by checking the news but by checking her email spam folder. Laura Spears bought a ticket for the Mega Millions online on December 31. A few days later, she was looking through her inbox for a lost email, only to find out she had won $3 million. She plans to use the money for...
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MARTIN: ...Wait. Oh, sorry. I was just checking something real quick in my inbox.
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