I'm sure he will value every cent of the prize because it is blood and sweat just to get it, and also this is a big lesson not to do anything with a winning ticket to avoid the same scenario.
Value is an understatement because over the 9 years he would have spent money close to the winning prize so except he goes after damages and expenses on the case against the lottery company, if he didn't succeed on that it means he only succeeded in making the headlines. However, he and more people have learnt their lessons on the reason to safeguard gambling tickets because you never know the ticket that will be declared winner. There is a native saying that you don't know the foetus that will be crown king, meaning every child is important. Likewise, every ticket is important.