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There comes a point in the year when you can put away your winter coat as you embrace the warmer weather – but such an innocent action usually doesn’t lead to desperate public appeals.

But that’s exactly what happened in March when one father in Germany tucked his jacket into the back of the family wardrobe, only to make a shocking discovery when he finally put it back on last week.

His jacket was hidden away for six months, but in that time, Lotto Hessen was reaching out to media outlets, after whoever had won €15.3m (£13.4m) had yet to claim the life-changing prize , something that usually happens within two weeks of the draw.

The lottery organisation spent half a year searching for the mystery winner and even ended up posting notices in retail outlets.

If you hadn

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