FL Councilman Almost Loses $1 Million Powerball Prize

(Clearwater, FL) -- A council member in Florida is breathing a sigh of relief after almost losing a million-dollar winning lottery ticket.

Clearwater's Hoyt Hamilton matched five of the six numbers for the April 17th drawing, but a clerk at a Publix store accidentally tossed the winning ticket in the trash.  

Hamilton realized the mistake and rushed back to the store, where the winning ticket was retrieved. 

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