A British man hit one of the largest lotto jackpots in the country's history -- but left the golden ticket unchecked for weeks in a pile of papers in his van, according to local reports.

据当地媒体报道，一名英国男子中了该国历史上最大的彩票大奖，但他并开奖时并没有查看这张金奖券，而是把它放在了货车的一堆文件中好几个星期。

Andrew Clark, 51, only checked the ticket because his partner and her niece badgered him after they heard about a local unclaimed prize, he told Sky News.

51岁的安德鲁·克拉克向《天空新闻台》透露，他之所以查看这张彩票，是因为他老婆和老婆的侄女在听说当地有一份无人认领的奖金后，一直吵着要他查看彩票。

"Trisha kept telling me to check the tickets, and her niece Louise was also in on it once she'd heard about the unclaimed prize in the news," he said.

他说：“特丽莎一直跟我说要查看这些彩票，她的侄女路易丝在新闻中一得知这份无人认领的奖金后，立马也参与进来说服我。”

英国一男子失而复得价值8600万美元的彩票

Clark, of the English town of Boston, told the news station that he relented and checked all of his lotto tickets on a recent evening.

来自英国波士顿镇的克拉克向该新闻电台透露，在最近的某个晚上，他妥协并检查了自己所有的乐透彩票。

"I finally gave in, got the bundle¹ out of the van and started to work my way through them, methodically from the oldest to the most recent, starting with Lotto, before moving onto my EuroMillions tickets."

“我终于屈服了，把那包彩票从货车里拿出来开始陆续查看，从乐透开始，有条不紊地从最旧的到最新的查看，然后是我的欧洲百万彩票。”

One of those EuroMillions tickets was the big winner, giving Clark an $86 million payout.

其中一张欧洲百万彩票是大赢家，让克拉克获得了8600万美元的奖金。

"It almost feels like some magical Christmas story, the man who nearly lost $86 million!" Clark said after finding² the ticket.

克拉克在找到这张彩票后表示：“这简直就像是某个神奇的圣诞故事，一个差点失去8600万美元的人！”