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A Melbourne man has served as a reminder to never throw away your lottery tickets, after finding the winning ticket 244 days later.

An individual who bought his lottery ticket in Coburg discovered several old tickets while searching for his passport at home. Among them was a winning ticket worth $1 million from the Weekday Windfall drawn on December 27 last year.

He did not realise until late last week when he was searching through his storage unit.

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A search through a storage unit for a missing passport unexpectedly unearthed the winning ticket.(Supplied)

“I had no idea until I went through my storage unit and found some old tickets,” he said.

“I was just trying to find my passport, but I came across these tickets and decided to scan them to see if there was anything worth noting. That’s when I found the $1 million prize,” he said.

“I’m just glad I didn’t throw them out!”

He admits he was taken aback by his surprise payday, and was still deciding how he was going to use his million dollar win.

“I don’t know yet. At the end of the day, it’s money and that doesn’t equal happiness,” he said.

He did say he would like to support his mum, and did notice one thing that needed sorting out when he found the winning ticket.

“I did notice my passport has expired,” he said. “I can definitely get a new one now.”

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