Thief Stole $5 Sunglasses - But What Happened To The Unclaimed $1 Million Powerball Lottery Ticket?

The $1 million unclaimed Powerball ticket was sitting under sunglasses in the couple's car.

In one of the most amazing near-misses, a thief broke into the car of a Seattle couple and stole their sunglasses. What the crook didn't know...

...was that the glasses were sitting on an unclaimed Powerball ticket, now known to be worth $1 million.

Jessica Burback had a lucky escape after winning the Washington Lottery Powerball.

According to the Washington Lottery, the couple left a $1 million Powerball ticket in their car for three months before realizing it was a winner.

The ticket, purchased from Iman’s in the 2000 block of NW Market Street in February 2015, sat idle in the car because the couple didn’t realize it could win something other than the jackpot.

Iman's Deli market at 2804 NW Market St in Seattle where the winning ticket was bought. PHOTO: Google Maps

“We didn’t even think about a second chance prize,” the couple told the Washington Lottery.

Over the course of three months, someone even broke into the vehicle. However, all the thief stole was a pair of sunglasses.

"The stolen sunglasses were actually sitting atop the winning ticket. What a close call!" the couple said.

When they finally got around to checking the winning ticket on May 14, the couple realized their lucky escape. Champagne was popped and plans were quickly made.