A woman who claims to have purchased the winning ticket in a $26m (£18.5m) California Lottery draw says she left it in a trouser pocket and destroyed it in the wash, US media report.
The winning SuperLotto Plus ticket was sold at a convenience store in the Los Angeles suburb of Norwalk in November.
The woman, who has not been named, was reportedly captured by CCTV purchasing a ticket at the store at the time.But a deadline set for claiming the substantial prize passed on Thursday. (BBC)