Man lost $273million winning lottery ticket because he was distracted by phone

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Man lost $273million winning lottery ticket because he was distracted by phone
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Gutted wouldn't even begin to cover it

A jobless divorcee was so distracted by his cellphone he left a $273million winning ticket behind in the store after buying it.

Mike Weirsky shares the story of how he almost lost a winning lottery ticket worth $273million at a press conference in Trenton, New Jersey, on Thursday Weirsky told his mother about the enormous windfall, prompting her to shout: ‘Get the hell out of here!’He was so shocked by the win that he then went back to watching TV, because he ‘just didn’t believe it.’

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