Lottery Winner's $1 Million Receipt Lost and Found Story

Pizza tonight. Perfect. The lottery draw starts now.

Oh. Oh. I have a ticket somewhere. Wait. Where

is it? Found it. Number seven.

Good. Oh. The first number is seven.

Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait.

That's my number. Second number, 22. OH.

I need paper right now.

Fast. Seven. 22, I write it down.

Third number, 31. >> [sighs and gasps] >> 31. Okay. Okay.

Okay. Stay calm. Fourth number, 45. Oh. This is real.

This could be real. Fifth number, 53. Five numbers match. Just one more.

Yes. Final number, 60. >> [screaming]

>> ALL SIX. ALL SIX. I won. I won. Anna.

Anna. Anna. Come here, please. Anna. Are you in there? What? I am busy in

here. Oh. Oh. Okay. Never mind. I'll tell her later. Uh.

I need to keep this receipt safe. I'll put it right here on the table. Now, where was I?

Uh. Uh. Uh-huh. Pizza. This pizza is so good tonight.

Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Box one. Done.

Box two. Almost done. Time to clean up this mess. Boxes go in.

Napkins go in. Is that everything? >> [snorts]

>> Looks clean. Oh. Good. I'll take this out now. Back in 2 minutes. Little TV.

The trash bin is right outside. In you go. Goodbye, pizza boxes.

Done. Back inside. It's cold out. Now I need to check my numbers.

Uh. Receipt. Receipt.

Where did I put it? Uh. Maybe it fell under the couch. I'm not

seeing it. Oh, man. Nothing here.

Think. Where is it? I

I had it at the table. I was eating. The table is empty.

Nothing here. I cleaned [music] up. I put things in the bag.

The bag. No. No. No. No. The bag. Please.

Still be in the bin outside. Oh. Uh.

The bin is empty. The truck came. No.

It went to the garbage dump. >> [music] >> I threw away a fortune.

My fortune. [music] The garbage dump. I have to go now. I have to find that blue trash bag.

It has the pizza boxes inside it. It's the big, torn, brown paper bag. My lottery ticket is on the receipt.

I am not losing $1 million. The dump is 20 minutes away. Please. Please.

Let it still be there. Let it still be there. I can see the dump from here. Go.

Oh. Garbage dump. That is the place.

All city trash comes here. All of it. Excuse me.

I need to go inside now. Stop right there. This is closed. Please.

My fortune is in there. Fortune? In the trash?

Sure. Fortune means a lot of money. Really? Really?

It is forbidden to enter. Forbidden. >> [clears throat]

>> What does forbidden mean, exactly? Uh. Forbidden means you cannot go in. But I lost my lottery ticket in there.

No. No. Not my problem. Rules are rules.

Wait. Wait. I will share the money with you. Share?

Share? Oh. How much money, exactly? $1

million. Mhm. Mhm.

$1 million. That is a lot. I just need 2 hours inside there.

2 hours only. Not 1 minute more. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

IT IS smelly in here. Very smelly. Smelly means a very bad bad. >> I am looking for one blue bag.

It has pizza boxes inside it. Blue. It is heavy because of the boxes.

Not this one. Too light. So many bags. I cannot count them.

>> [panting] >> I need to be faster. Time is short.

>> [panting and sighs] >> No. Michael left so fast.

He must be buying a nice surprise. Mhm? If we win the lottery, what do we buy?

A mansion, maybe. A very big house. Mansion means a big, beautiful home.

We will be wealthy. Wealthy and happy. Wealthy means

we have a lot [singing] of money. I can see it now. A pool.

A garden. I found a blue bag. WOAH!

PIZZA BOXES. YES, THIS MUST BE IT. OH! OH! PIZZA BOXES. YES, this must be it.

No receipt inside. Ah. Just old boxes.

Ah. Ah. This is disgusting. Really disgusting. Ah.

Ah. Disgusting means ah

very, very bad smell. I am soaking wet well with old juice. Ah. Ah.

Aha. I should have checked the trash first. I should have looked before I threw.

A new car. Red. Red. Red. Red.

I like red. And a trip to Paris. Yes. Paris is nice.

Michael is taking so long. Where is he? One hour left only. Ah. Ah. Ah. I have checked 200 bags now.

Ah. Ah. Ah.

My back hurts. My feet hurt, too. I feel desperate. [music]

No hope left now. Ah. Desperate means [music] I have no hope

left. Maybe I will never find that receipt. $1 million gone.

Gone. Just gone. Hey, friend.

You look very sad today. Ah. I lost something very valuable today.

Valuable? Like money? Or like this.

What is that? It is just an old photo. Ah. >> [clears throat]

>> I found it earlier today. I know. I found it here today.

In the trash. It is a picture of my family. My wife.

Your family photo was in the trash? Yes. But to me,

this is a treasure. Treasure means something special to you. Money is a fortune.

But family is family is a treasure. Always.

Yes. I have been here for two hours now. Ah.

I have to get home to Anna. Wait. Let me help you look one more time.

What does the bag look like, friend? It is blue. It has two pizza boxes.

Blue bag. Pizza. I think I saw one.

Where? Show me. >> [screaming]

>> Please show me now. Over here. Near the metal fence. I SEE IT. THAT BLUE ONE. THAT IS IT.

[screaming] >> [groaning] >> AH! PIZZA BOXES INSIDE. This is my bag.

The receipt. Yeah. Is it in here?

Please. Nothing. Ah.

No receipt. It is not here. I checked every bag.

I give up now. Oh. Maybe the answer is at home, friend.

At home? At home? What do you mean by that?

Sometimes what we lose is not truly lost. I do not understand.

The receipt is gone. Go home. Trust me on this one, okay? Ah. Ah.

Okay. You are right. I will go home.

Ah. Two hours are up. Did you find it? No.

I did not find it. I looked hard. So.

Huh? No money for me, either? Sorry.

Maybe next time, my friend. Finally. I smell terrible.

Anna will be so angry when she sees me. But I have to tell her the truth now. The truth is

I made a big mistake. Oh. I should have kept the receipt safe.

Where is Michael? So late. Did something happen to him? I made dinner.

It is getting cold now. Maybe he [music] got stuck in traffic somewhere.

Mhm. I'll wait a little longer. He'll come.

He'll come. Home. Finally.

Home. I look like I fell in a trash can. Ah, because I did fall in a trash can.

Okay. Deep breath. Go inside now.

Oh, Michael. You smell so bad. What happened? Anna,

I need to tell you something. What is it? You look terrible. Are you okay, dear?

I am fine. But but I did

I did a bad thing. Bad thing? What bad thing?

Tell me now. I I I watched the lottery draw tonight. I matched all six numbers, Anna.

All six? That means we won? We won!

Yes. Yes. But I wrote the numbers on a receipt.

And I threw the receipt in the trash. Huh? [gasps] Oh.

Oh. Oh. >> [gasps]

>> You did what? You put it in the trash? By mistake. With the pizza boxes.

And then the truck came and took it? Yes. I went to the dump for 2 hours.

2 hours in the garbage dump? Oh. Oh. For real?

I looked in hundreds of bags. Nothing. Oh, Michael.

That is why you smell smell so bad. I am so sorry, Anna. It is my fault.

$1 million in the trash? In the trash? I know.

I know. I know. I feel terrible. Wait. Wait, Michael. Just wait a moment.

I was cleaning the kitchen this morning. I found a small paper on the floor here. It looked important, so I kept it safe.

I did not throw it away. I saved it. Is this the receipt you are looking for? AH!

>> [screaming] >> THAT PAPER! LET ME SEE IT! HUH? GIVE IT!

HUH? The numbers. 7 20 >> 22. Yes. 180. >> Yes.

>> 2,333. That's it. 31 45

53 and 60. All six! THIS IS THE ONE! SO WE REALLY WON?

We really won it? We won. >> [laughter]

>> We won, Anna. We actually won. >> [laughter] >> You went to the dump for nothing then?

>> [laughter] >> I went to the dump and and came home last.

You are my treasure, Anna. Really. A treasure?

I am just your wife, silly. Treasure means something very special. Mhm.

And I I kept your receipt. So I am useful. >> [laughter]

>> Very useful. The most useful person. Now go and show Michael the shower. You smell like the dump. Yes, ma'am. Right

away. I will go. >> [laughter] >> Ah, better. Much better now.

Now you smell like a a person again. Let us sit and talk about what comes next. $1 million.

Where do we start? First, we check the ticket tomorrow. Do not put it near the pizza box. Never

again. >> [laughter] >> All right.

>> [gasps] >> Lesson learned for good. Uh-oh. I am serious. Put it

Put it somewhere very safe right now. I will put it in my wallet. Right now.

Good. Now tell me one thing, Michael. What did you think about inside the dump?

I thought about you. Only about you. Not about the money?

Mhm. Ah. Really? Not at all?

The money felt less real than you did. That is very sweet. >> [laughter]

>> And a bit crazy, too. An old man at the dump said something. He said money is a fortune.

But family family is a treasure. He was right.

Mhm. I like that man. I like that man. He sounds very wise. He found a family photo in the trash.

He called it his treasure. He meant it. And what is your treasure, Michael?

You. You. That is my answer.

You are it. Then I am worth more than a million? Mhm.

Mhm. Much more. No contest at all.

>> [laughter] >> Good answer. Now let us eat dinner. The dump diet it is.

Yes. I am very hungry. The dump diet. >> [laughter]

>> Huh? The dump diet? That is a new one. Yes. I burned many calories digging today.

Here. Eat. Eat. You need real food now.

This smells amazing. Not like the dump. Mhm. I should hope not. Eat before it

gets cold. Anna, I want to say one more thing.

Huh? Thank you for not throwing that paper away.

It saved everything. It looked important. I always keep things.

>> Ah. That habit saved us $1 million dollars.

Uh Mhm. So, my habit is worth $1 million? Mhm.

Probably more. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, probably more.

Mhm. We should call your sister tomorrow, too.

She will not believe this story. Right. She will not believe this story.

He Huh? Nobody will believe it. Not even us. The million-dollar trash.

That is us. The million-dollar trash. I love that.

Hello. Hello, humans. I heard there was a lottery winner?

It's so much better. Subscribe now. >> [laughter]