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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> $93 million Powerball lottery jackpot brings out wannabe winners $93 million Powerball lottery jackpot brings out wannabe winners Powerball: $93 million Powerball lottery jackpot brings out wannabe winnersThe $93 million Powerball jackpot won with a ticket sold somewhere in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metro area has yet to be officially claimed, but lottery officials say dozens of people have called the office, claiming to have won. "We have people who say they are the winner by they don't know what the numbers are," said New Mexico Lottery Authority spokesperson Tom Sheehan. "They don't if they played those numbers." Other people have said they bought the ticket but misplaced it. Lottery rules state that winners must present the actual ticket to claim the prize. Officials say that, until the ticket is signed, whoever holds it can claim the prize. Lottery officials aren't releasing some details about the ticket, like exactly where and when it was purchased, to cut down on the number of false claims. The winner must claim the jackpot within 90 days after the drawing, which was on Aug. 11. KOBTV We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 14 comments. Last comment 6 years ago by .
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| | Posted: August 18, 2005, 7:03 pm - IP Logged | |
I thought only Iowa had a 90-day claim period. | | |
Sparta, NJ United States Member #18644 July 9, 2005 1977 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 8:02 pm - IP Logged | |
Quick, tell me the winning numbers, and the telephone number to call - oh and the day of the drawing. Which lottery was it? By the way, how much did I win? But don't write any of this down,, I can't read. S-H-E-E-S-H !! 
|||::> *'`*:-.,_,.-:*''*:--->>> Chewie <<<---.*''*:-.,_,.-:*''* <:::||| I only trust myself - and that's a questionable choice | | |
Portland United States Member #7399 September 27, 2004 111 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 8:12 pm - IP Logged | |
Hi, sometimes I just don't understand what thing is going on ... They did know the employees at Lottery Office are not kids muh ! That why I always think the winner should get the LH as soon as posible he/she can ....more than waiting for something "unsolved mystery" could happen ..ec.. ec.. | | |
mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 13460 Posts Online | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 8:48 pm - IP Logged | |
I can't understand why so many people who know they did win are bothered that someone who did win is not stepping forward right away. Could it be that they think the winner may be putting together a team with a scheme to solve their personal problems and avoid the con and rip-off artists after they go public? 
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BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI United States Member #19970 August 3, 2005 621 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 9:07 pm - IP Logged | |
all they have to do is call and read #'s off then say get the cash see you next week | | |
Decatur, GA United States Member #20798 August 18, 2005 2415 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 10:36 pm - IP Logged | |
Just thought I'd join you guys. | | |
Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 19729 Posts Online | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 11:31 pm - IP Logged | |
I thought only Iowa had a 90-day claim period. No, Iowa has a one-year claim period. N.M. is the only one with 90 days. You can check out the claim periods for all Powerball states on the USA Mega Ways to Win page. | | |
New Mexico United States Member #12540 March 10, 2005 2987 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 18, 2005, 11:33 pm - IP Logged | |
I'd like to see the winner come forward or call in for the simple reason that I could quit searching through the piles of tickets and my faulty memory to make sure it ain't me. Jack Absorb the good, ignore the bad, weigh the ugly. It's about number behavior. Egos don't count. Dedicated to the memory of Big Loooser | | |
Atlanta United States Member #16270 May 24, 2005 183 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 19, 2005, 10:05 am - IP Logged | |
ahhh....more non-news from the New Mexico lottery...too funny | | |
Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 19729 Posts Online | | Posted: August 19, 2005, 10:16 am - IP Logged | |
ahhh....more non-news from the New Mexico lottery...too funny I understand your sentiment, but these stories can be important to jog someone's memory to search their past tickets. It has happened too many times to count where someone has seen a story about the search for a jackpot winner, and it reminds them that they forgot to check their tickets. If Lottery Post can help get a jackpot winner their rightful prize, I will be a happy man. | | |
Sparta, NJ United States Member #18644 July 9, 2005 1977 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 19, 2005, 10:35 am - IP Logged | |
ahhh....more non-news from the New Mexico lottery...too funny I understand your sentiment, but these stories can be important to jog someone's memory to search their past tickets. It has happened too many times to count where someone has seen a story about the search for a jackpot winner, and it reminds them that they forgot to check their tickets. If Lottery Post can help get a jackpot winner their rightful prize, I will be a happy man. It's the first place I look every morning, even if there was no draw. The news posts are they only ones on the net that give that sort of information.
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Atlanta United States Member #16270 May 24, 2005 183 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 19, 2005, 11:04 am - IP Logged | |
I agree with you both, I just think its funny. You have an awesome site, Todd, and information is king, as they say. | | |
United States Member #91 January 19, 2002 7986 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 19, 2005, 11:53 am - IP Logged | |
I am not sure but I think its the first winning powerball ticket where they didn't tell you the store where the ticket was purchased during there first or second anouncement of a winning ticket being drawn.... "Everybody has to believe in something...I believe I'll have another beer!" = W.C.Fields | | |
New Mexico United States Member #12540 March 10, 2005 2987 Posts Offline | | Posted: August 20, 2005, 12:54 pm - IP Logged | |
Likely it will all come out now.... New Mexicans will be flocking to buy tickets from that store. Especially if it turns out it's the same convenience store where the Sandia Lab group (Kirkland) bought the previous winning ticket a few years ago. I'm guessing the store, whereever it is, will be doing a land office business in ticket sales for a while. Jack Absorb the good, ignore the bad, weigh the ugly. It's about number behavior. Egos don't count. Dedicated to the memory of Big Loooser | | |
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