Woman carries winning lottery ticket worth USD 39 million in purse for weeks

A woman carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realising it was worth about USD 39 million. She plans to use her lucky windfall to live a healthy life.

Lottery officials say a woman in Germany carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realising it was worth about 33 million euros (USD 39 million). Lotto Bayern said Wednesday that the 45-year-old woman was the sole winner of a draw on June 9, having correctly guessed seven fields on a German lottery ticket.