Woman who lost Ark. lotto ticket entitled to $1M

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SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas judge says a woman who lost a $1 million lottery ticket is entitled to the money.

A White County Circuit Court judge said Tuesday that Sharon Duncan should get the prize money, not two other women involved in a lawsuit.

The judge says the issue was not the possession of the ticket but the right to claim the $1 million in prize money.

An attorney for a woman who cashed in the ticket after she took it from a trash can of discarded lottery tickets at a convenience store in Beebe says he plans to appeal the judge's decision.

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