BISMARCK - It took two weeks before a South Dakota man found $100,000 sitting on his desk.
The man, who lives in Aberdeen, S.D., turned in a winning Powerball lottery ticket Tuesday at the North Dakota Lottery's offices in the state Capitol.
The ticket, bought just before the July 3 drawing, matched five of its six numbers, which carries a $100,000 prize.
The ticket was sold at a Simonson's convenience store in Minot. North Dakota law does not require winning lottery players to disclose their identities.
A North Dakota Lottery statement said the man worked in Minot and had been on vacation, and the winning ticket was sitting on his desk. He did not know it was a winner until he checked the numbers last Saturday, the lottery said.
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If the ticket had matched the final "Powerball" number in addition to the first five numbers, it would have been worth about $13 million. The chance of winning $100,000 is one in 2.9 million.
