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Italian binmen recover US$1.15 million lottery ticket from trash

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A lottery ticket worth €1 million (US$1.15 million) was miraculously recovered from a trash truck in Italy's Puglia region. The anonymous winner had initially discarded the ticket after a local shop's machine indicated it was "non-payable," as smaller retailers can only redeem minor winnings. Upon realizing the ticket's true value, the frantic winner enlisted the help of waste management company SANB, whose workers meticulously searched through the day's collected trash to find the intact ticket. AI

RANK_REASON This is a human interest story about a lost lottery ticket, not a significant AI or tech development.

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Italian binmen recover US$1.15 million lottery ticket from trash

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Lost US$1.15 million lottery ticket dug out of trash by Italian binmen

    A €1 million (US$1.15 million) lottery ticket was recovered from the trash in Italy after the frantic winner called on binmen to help her retrieve it, the waste management company said. The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after rubbish workers combed thro…

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