New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Michael Vander Lugt, a resident of Wyoming, Michigan, won $1 million in the Powerball lottery but remained unaware of his fortune for nearly two months. He had bought the winning ticket for the August 8 drawing from Big Top Market and kept it in his wallet without checking the results.

According to a UPI report, Vander Lugt discovered his unexpected win when he stopped at a convenience store to buy a soft drink. Realising that he did not have enough cash to pay for it, he decided to redeem a few lottery tickets that he believed had won smaller prizes.

"I recently stopped at the party store to get a pop but realized when checking out that I didn't have enough cash on me," Vander Lugt said. "Rather than use my card, I...