Mr. Hanawalt from Iowa, who was sent to Afghanistan and lost both legs, has always thought of himself as unlucky.
So even if I bought a lottery ticket, I never thought that I would win.
Until he finds a lottery paper winning $100,000 in his wife's car.
[Hanawalt / 10,000 dollar lottery winner: I was so surprised. You got ten thousand dollars. It's amazing.] The
lottery that my wife bought while on a short trip in November 2019 turned out to be a lottery ticket that won $100,000.
The problem is that it was February of this year that I went to find the winnings.
The validity period to win the prize is one year, and the eligibility to receive the prize has already expired in November of last year.
Hanawalt, who was thrilled for a while, confesses her complicated feelings.
[Hana-Walt / 10,000 dollar lottery winner: There is no heartache if you think that it is not the money I had anyway. But it hurts me again to think that that money could have been mine. Because I have six daughters, and it would have been a great help to my life if I had received the winnings.]
Mr. Hanawalt requested that the validity of the lottery be extended, saying that he could not receive the winnings because his wife contracted Corona in November I did.
However, the lottery company rejected Hanawalt's offer.
[Lottery official: Our hearts hurt when we hear about these couples too.
However, both Iowa laws and lottery rules clearly stipulate that expired winnings cannot be accepted.] The
Iowa Lottery
Company
also posted a notice asking them
to collect
$100,000.
[Lottery officials: In the last week of the collection deadline, we will notify you once again.
If you buy a lottery ticket, you must check it several times.
Be sure to check it out.]
Mr. Hanawalt also saw this notice, but it had already expired.
Mr. Hanawalt no longer thinks about the money he lost, but tries to remember only what he has gained.
[Hanawalt / $10,000 lottery winner: It's not even the money I had anyway.
I still have everything I want.
I have six healthy daughters and can walk again.
Everyone in my family is healthy and I love the life I have now.]
However, Mr. Hanawalt's wife still buys lottery tickets every week.