A retiree realized he won $8.4 million after checking his lottery ticket a month after the winning numbers were pulled

• A 68-year-old Oregon retiree found out he had won an $8.4 million lottery jackpot.
• The winning ticket had been pulled a month before he realized he had won.
• He said he will invest the money and has no big splurges planned.

A 68-year-old retiree from Milwaukie, Oregon, was unknowingly sitting on millions of dollars for almost a month before finally checking his lottery ticket and realizing he had the winning numbers.