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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> $853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expires $853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expires Powerball: $853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expiresOne of two second-place lottery tickets worth a combined $1.7 million expired Monday, 180 days after a record Powerball lottery jackpot was drawn. Sara Westerman, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Lottery, said no one claimed the ticket sold in that state by the 5 p.m. deadline. The other ticket was sold in Colorado, where the holder had until midnight MT to claim the prize. All day people came to talk about the ticket where it had been sold at the Hebron BP in Hebron, Ky., said Rahul Patel, 20, who works with his uncle at the station. Some thought they may have once had it, he said. "They had a ticket and they lost it, or they opened their sunroof and everything flew off. ... We easily get 20 to 30 calls a day about that ticket," Patel said. The other ticket was sold at a Conoco station in Littleton, Colo. Each ticket was worth $853,492 and were bought for the same Oct. 19 drawing that garnered a jackpot of $340 million. That jackpot was claimed by a family in Oregon. The winning numbers were 7, 21, 43, 44, 49 and the Powerball 29. Second-place prize-winners match the first five numbers but not the Powerball. Forty-seven second-place prizes were redeemed for the Oct. 19 drawing. Unclaimed prize money is not unusual. In Colorado last year, $9,330,287 in lottery prizes went unclaimed, according to Kristen Shew, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Lottery. About $8 million went unclaimed in Kentucky. In 2003, a $30 million Powerball jackpot sold in Indiana went unclaimed. "Often times, people buy tickets out of habit, and those tickets accumulate in a drawer somewhere and they forget to check them, and you know - out of luck," Shew said. Westerman says big jackpots attract people who do not usually play Powerball, so "they don't realize there are nine ways to win." Unclaimed winnings are returned to the states that sell Powerball tickets. Kentucky will donate about $231,000 to the Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship, a merit-based scholarship for college-bound high school students. Colorado will donate about $229,000 to outdoor, recreation and parks facilities. Patel said the location of his station means the ticket could be anywhere. The Hebron BP is on Interstate 275, close to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. "Probably some traveler flew by and bought a ticket," he said. USA Today 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 . New Member
United States Member #26736 November 17, 2005 12 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 9:20 am - IP Logged | |
This ? has nothining to do with this article but; does anyone know where "chewie " is? I used to love reading his comments on various articles and it looks like his last reply was around march 10th . Hopefully he won the big one and doesn't have time to post anymore. Thanks for any info that you may have
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Charlotte NC United States Member #17704 June 18, 2005 3848 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 1:02 pm - IP Logged | |
 What is this? New Age Hieroglyphs?
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MD United States Member #1735 June 18, 2003 7162 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 5:49 pm - IP Logged | |
the type is webdings Janet it says but; does anyone know where "chewie " is? I used to love reading his comments on various articles and it looks like his last reply was around march 10th . Hopefully he won the big one and doesn't have time to post anymore. Thanks for any info that you may have
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MD United States Member #1735 June 18, 2003 7162 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 6:00 pm - IP Logged | |
This ? has nothining to do with this article but; does anyone know where "chewie " is? I used to love reading his comments on various articles and it looks like his last reply was around march 10th . Hopefully he won the big one and doesn't have time to post anymore. Thanks for any info that you may have
GVILLE This is the last topic chewie posted too. http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/130302/558409?q=Chewie | | |
Bethesda, Maryland United States Member #17193 June 6, 2005 443 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 6:04 pm - IP Logged | |
HAPPY/UNHAPPY WEDNESDAY...4/19/2006 I mean to say, depending on how you read this story....I DON'T BELIEVE IT... $$$$$$$853,000.00 How do you forget or lose that tickettttt......???????!!!!!! I DON'T BELIEVE IT.... | | |
United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 933 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 7:24 pm - IP Logged | |
When I won Cash 5 here I didn't know until 2 WEEKS later when I was bored and going through some old tickets, checking them against my database on my Pocket PC. The day I played the ticket I was distracted by having <cringe> jury duty the next day. I had not even watched the drawing. Maybe the person that won heard that the jackpot was won far away thought "Ahhhh, I didn't win it" and didn't realize that they might have the lower 5. I won't toss out any tickets unless I checked them twice. People sometimes have piles of tickets they're too busy to go through.
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Bethesda, Maryland United States Member #17193 June 6, 2005 443 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 7:42 pm - IP Logged | |
When I won Cash 5 here I didn't know until 2 WEEKS later when I was bored and going through some old tickets, checking them against my database on my Pocket PC. The day I played the ticket I was distracted by having jury duty the next day. I had not even watched the drawing. Maybe the person that won heard that the jackpot was won far away thought "Ahhhh, I didn't win it" and didn't realize that they might have the lower 5. I won't toss out any tickets unless I checked them twice. People sometimes have piles of tickets they're too busy to go through.
Happy Wednesday......"LL" i understand your point, but I couldn't possibly let months and months go by without checking the tickets especially considering how much was at stake. $$$$853,000.00...I don't even know what that looks like, lololololol.....but I know what I could do with it, if I won it..... | | |
Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11331 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 9:37 pm - IP Logged | |
someone bought the tickets and threw them in the glove compartment and forgot them....... | | |
United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 19, 2006, 9:51 pm - IP Logged | |
Well whoever bought the tickets they lost out on a lot of money.  Dance like no one is watching.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4405 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 20, 2006, 1:32 am - IP Logged | |
On the one hand, I feel badly for the person who some day might discover he/she threw away a lot of money. On the other, I think it's really stupid to spend money on a chance to win something and then not even bother to check if you've won something. Sorry if I offend anyone here, but maybe it's because I just checked both the Florida Lotto and Mega Millions and didn't get one single number. $853,492 would change my life right now. When I won Cash 5 here I didn't know until 2 WEEKS later Larry, Congrats to you! Wow! What did you win? BTW, I don't think 2 weeks is a long time. I always check within 24 hours, but at least you checked them within a reasonable period. It's possible that someone buys a ticket and then gets sick or in an accident or has a death in the family, but most of the time I really think people just forget about them. | | |
Bethesda, Maryland United States Member #17193 June 6, 2005 443 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 20, 2006, 3:19 pm - IP Logged | |
someone bought the tickets and threw them in the glove compartment and forgot them....... 4/20/2006 well now, "someone" you really must not have wanted to win that pot of $$$$$$$$$$$, must be nice to just buy tickets and toss them. Of course, if the police pull "someone" over for an alleged violation, then, you'd had to reach into the glove compartment to pull out your Insurance, Title ect.....and ooopppppsssss....there's the tickets.....Now, "someone" I hope you learned your lesson.........lolololololol | | |
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Texas United States Member #37531 April 10, 2006 20 Posts Offline | | Posted: April 21, 2006, 4:04 am - IP Logged | |
I may seem mean with this post. But, as far as im concerned, you dont deserve the $$$$ if you are willing to spend money on a ticket but not even check it. It just seems so pointless to me. Why even buy a ticket if you arent going to check it??????
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United States Member #12856 March 18, 2005 2060 Posts Offline | | Posted: May 20, 2006, 7:11 pm - IP Logged | |
Maybe the person who bought the ticket died, fell ill or had something horrible happen in their life. They may have also lost the ticket. Things like that do happen. Of course losing out on that much money would be horrible and I would kick myself if that happened to me. | | |
United States Member #5437 June 30, 2004 22418 Posts Online | | Posted: June 11, 2006, 7:48 am - IP Logged | |
someone bought the tickets and threw them in the glove compartment and forgot them....... Well I am going to start checking those tickets when cars are detailed at that shop.. lol | | |
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