KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Kendallville couple is $1 million dollars richer after finding the winning Powerball ticket just hours before it was set to expire. In a release from the Hoosier Lottery, a couple from Kendallville arrived at the Hoosier Lottery Prize Payment Office in downtown Indianapolis, just five hours before their winning ticket was set to expire. The couple, who has asked to remain anonymous, found their winning ticket between the seats of their car early Christmas morning. The couple had seen the news coverage and the sign at the local gas station about a month before and had searched for the ticket they believed they had bought, but never found it. With the deadline looming, the couple did one last search of their car and deep in the car seats was the ticket. The ticket purchased in June was set to expire on Thursday, 180 days after the drawing, the usual window for lottery ticket expiration. The $1 million Powerball was purchased at Kendallville Finish Line located at 620 Professional Way in Kendallville for the June 29 drawing.