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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 24, 11:25 PM
Auckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months
The winning ticket had been sitting inside a book since July.
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Auckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months
Radio New Zealand and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The winning ticket had been sitting inside a book since July.
The headline split Radio New Zealand frames it as "Auckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months". The New Zealand Herald frames it as "Lotto: Winning $20.1 million ticket unwittingly used as bookmark, found after two-month r...".
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CenterAuckland man used missing $20.1 million Lotto ticket as bookmark for almost two months
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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Sep 24, 10:28 PM
Lotto: Winning $20.1 million ticket unwittingly used as bookmark, found after two-month reading break
It was purchased in July at the Blockhouse Bay Postshop & Stationers.
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Sep 24, 10:28 PM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Sep 24, 11:25 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.