A woman in Pennsylvania lost a winning $2.5 million lottery ticket after leaving it in a jacket she donated to charity.

Woman wins $2.5 million lottery — then realizes she donated the jacket with the ticket in pocket - Mildred Simoneriluto is on a ticking clock, as she has just weeks to find the ticket and claim her wi

A western Pennsylvania woman has, for the past year, been trying to locate a $2.5 million winning lottery ticket she left in the pocket of a jacket she donated. Mildred Simoneriluto, 76, of Monroeville, told WTAE she bought the ticket at a Shop n’ Save last May but didn’t realize it was a winning ticket until two weeks later.