Italy's Unlikely Heroes: A Tale of Garbage Workers and Good Fortune In a country notorious for its bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies, it's refreshing to hear about a story that showcases the best of Italian humanity – even if it was down in the dumps.
Literally. A €1 million lottery ticket, carelessly discarded by a winner, sparked an extraordinary search effort by the sanitation company SANB in Bitonto, southern Italy.
The unnamed woman had won big on Saturday but made the rookie mistake of misinterpreting her ticket's result at her local shop.