40. Throwing Away a Fortune: The Lottery Ticket Mishap
Year: 2018
Location: Aberdeenshire, UK
Company: Bought by Fred and Lesley Higgins
Estimated Damage Value: $75 million*
In 2018, Fred and Lesley Higgins from Aberdeenshire, UK, were close to losing a $75 million fortune. Their winning Euromillions ticket was mistakenly torn and trashed, yet a keen eye caught the error in the nick of time.
After being wrongly informed they didn’t win, the Higgins were shocked to discover their ticket was worth nearly $75 million. This near-miss could have cost the retirees a fortune that would have drastically changed their family’s future.