4092-881.

I typed the sixteen-digit validation code into the state’s ticket checker.

The browser turned green and displayed a bold message: Jackpot Winner Confirmed.

Prize Amount: $73,000,000.

Ticket Location: Shell Station #114, Route 4, Oakridge.

Seventy-three million dollars.

A small notice at the bottom of the screen said that jackpot prizes over one hundred thousand dollars required official legal ID and an in-person appointment at the regional claim center.

My left thumb moved on its own, twisting my grandmother’s silver ring around my knuckle.