For one month, a $50,000 Powerball ticket remained unclaimed.

[{"selector":"#anim-8e5e393f-e34f-4f4e-b523-af0cecc15054 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google For one month, a $50,000 Powerball ticket remained unclaimed.

[{"selector":"#anim-8a7f7c77-ad6a-45e6-af4a-0f9f02b699ee [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-47.8434370069721%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google When a woman from Missouri discovered that the Powerball ticket she had kept in her handbag for more than a month had won $50,000, she was shocked.

[{"selector":"#anim-e437eccf-dc22-4bb3-9a19-13cb2c3f6c7c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.937499914669296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The St. Louis County homeowner bought a Powerball ticket at the Manchester Walmart on July 16 but promptly forgot about it in her handbag, according to the Missouri Lottery.

[{"selector":"#anim-d56c5572-6ead-4b5a-a608-6c545aca094b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.254577522972255%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The woman said that until she went to the store to check another Powerball ticket, she had forgotten about the piece of paper in her handbag.

[{"selector":"#anim-32d42777-d756-48a6-9ddd-c0bc8f0167e4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The ticket had been languishing in her handbag for over a month when it eventually paid off, giving her $50,000.

[{"selector":"#anim-5b3a46d8-0601-497c-a9ad-f5d936d760f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google "I am simply very thankful and pleased," the winner declared.

[{"selector":"#anim-085fac4a-f266-48a1-add4-ab076999959f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.26831043321183%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google She stated that she intended to utilise some of the money to finally pay off her student loan burden.

[{"selector":"#anim-8b182c76-6c0f-4ae7-bc49-87e6d97a9ce6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.254577522972255%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google She remarked, "It's a great present.