Unclaimed Lottery Tickets

A North Carolina couple claimed their lottery ticket just in time.  The couple won a 1 million dollar jackpot on August 20th, and nearly missed claiming the prize because they had misplace the ticket.  Raleigh Hill says that he finally remembered hiding the ticket in a shoe box.  After taxes the couple collected $700,000. I just can't imagine how painful it would have been for the past 6 months to know that you had one 1 million dollars and not be able to claim it.