Cash In The Trash

Bryan Cureington received a $200,000 windfall after finding a lottery ticket in the trash.

The Monroe resident’s hasty family member tossed a scratch-off from Muse Food Mart in the trash. Luckily, Bryan happened upon the $10 ticket. A second glance turned out to be the best decision of his life.

The Make My Year ticket netted him the game’s highest jackpot total of all time. In the end, he walked away with $142,000 in winnings after taxes. There has been no word on how the Louisiana resident plans to spent his winnings.