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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> Chicago man claims $9M lottery jackpot in the nick of time Chicago man claims $9M lottery jackpot in the nick of time Illinois Lottery: Chicago man claims $9M lottery jackpot in the nick of timeA Chicago, Illinois, man recently came close to losing $9 million that he didn't know he had. Irving Przyborski had bought a winning Lotto ticket which was due to expire at the end of the day on Thursday, but he found the ticket last week in a tax folder and claimed it just in time. Przyborski had bought a number of lottery tickets a year ago and checked the numbers on most of them and they were not winners, according to Illinois Lottery spokesman Tracy Owens. Apparently, one ticket fell into a tax file he had been working with, and it wasn't until he decided to do his tax returns last week that he found the ticket. He took it to his local store, checked the numbers and learned he was a millionaire. Owens describes Przyborski as being a "quiet, laid back" man who seemed unfazed by his winnings. He claimed a lump sum prize. If Przyborski had not claimed his winnings by midnight Thursday night, the money would have gone into the state's Common School Fund. Owens said that about $2 million in unclaimed winnings a month go into the School Fund. Most are from much lower jackpots than Przyborski claimed. Until Thursday, the Illinois Lottery had the $9 million jackpot still listed on its "unclaimed prizes" website page. Owens said that was an oversight which is being corrected. WBBM 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. 22 comments. Last comment 11 months ago by . Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them hills, son United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 8551 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 12:20 pm - IP Logged | |
Two million a month in unclaimed winnings? I wonder why all those people are buying tickets? . The water ain't never gonna run clear til you get the pigs out of the creek.
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GO TIGERS MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 7729 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 12:21 pm - IP Logged | |
Congrats to the lucky guy, glad he figured it out. | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them hills, son United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 8551 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 12:25 pm - IP Logged | |
Congrats to the lucky guy, glad he figured it out. I'm glad he got his money but on the whole, are that many people that dumb that 2 million a month goes unclaimed in Illinois alone? If so, it's no wonder that lottery clerks and mailmen can rip people off so easy. . The water ain't never gonna run clear til you get the pigs out of the creek.
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GO TIGERS MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 7729 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 12:40 pm - IP Logged | |
I'm glad he got his money but on the whole, are that many people that dumb that 2 million a month goes unclaimed in Illinois alone? If so, it's no wonder that lottery clerks and mailmen can rip people off so easy.  That seems to be the case.
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North Jersey United States Member #5812 July 18, 2004 14223 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 12:41 pm - IP Logged | |
Just in the nick of time for the tax man to cometh...! " Hope and Change " is no longer an option, " it's the past 41 months that counts ". In 2012, vote with your eye's open...! _________________________________________________________________ | | |
The Ville, FL United States Member #95908 August 19, 2010 1578 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 1:02 pm - IP Logged | |
Two million a month in unclaimed winnings? I wonder why all those people are buying tickets? I wonder this all the time when I check FL Lotto's website to see past winners, retailer locations, etc. I'm amazed at how many of the winning tickets still show "Unclaimed" which are from several months back getting ready to expire. If you are going to play the lottery, at least keep your <snip> tickets in a safe place & check them!!!! If you dont care, then let other people buy tickets and have a chance at the jackpot! This post has been automatically changed by the Lottery Post computer system to remove inappropriate content and/or spam. | | |
Hamilton, OH United States Member #4236 March 27, 2004 231 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 1:30 pm - IP Logged | |
I forgot some tickets in my pants and washed them. Oh God, I replaced them but I felt terrible. | | |
mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 13477 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 2:06 pm - IP Logged | |
Until Thursday, the Illinois Lottery had the $9 million jackpot still listed on its "unclaimed prizes" website page. Owens said that was an oversight which is being corrected. Sounds like Owens feels personally responsible for the state losing a chance to claim that $9M jackpot but a serious lottery player will always know where his tickets are and check them before they expire. * THat which happens most *
* is most likely to happen again * 
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Magnolia, Delaware United States Member #19109 July 20, 2005 780 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 2:36 pm - IP Logged | |
a serious lottery player will always know where his tickets are and check them before they expire.  SO TRUE! Keep dreaming the impossible dream, it just may come true! Please remember to support Your Lottery Post Community. | | |
Hard Luck, Ak United States Member #23813 October 13, 2005 194 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 7:10 pm - IP Logged | |
Better late than never! Congrats to the winner! Now he can pay his 2010 taxes with his lotto win! "I'm a Chicagoan until Chicago wins!" Kanye West  | | |
United States Member #61779 May 17, 2008 187 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 7:16 pm - IP Logged | |
Rjoh is right. A "serious player always checks his/her tickerts" but the problem is these "serious" players never win. It's always these idiots who buy tickets and forget to even check them that end up winning. Go figure!  | | |
mid-Ohio United States Member #9 March 24, 2001 13477 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 7:57 pm - IP Logged | |
Rjoh is right. A "serious player always checks his/her tickerts" but the problem is these "serious" players never win. It's always these idiots who buy tickets and forget to even check them that end up winning. Go figure! Over the years I've read several stories about lottery winners who waited till the last minute to make a claim but never once thought any of them were idiots. Remember the guy in New Jersey who mailed in his claim the day before his ticket expired? I had my doubts about him only because he used the mail. I think some winners prefer to wait until local interest has died down to make their claims. An idiot probaly wouldn't ever know he once had a winning ticket or at best only suspected he had it and lost it after reading about it but wouldn't be able to prove he was ever in the store that sold it. * THat which happens most *
* is most likely to happen again *
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Norfolk,VA United States Member #83765 December 2, 2009 745 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 8:56 pm - IP Logged | |
Two million a month in unclaimed winnings? I wonder why all those people are buying tickets?
''YOU CAN PAY FOR SCHOOL BUT, YOU CAN'T BUY CLASS'' | | |
Zeta Reticuli Star System United States Member #30849 January 17, 2006 7017 Posts Offline | | Posted: March 24, 2011, 10:18 pm - IP Logged | |
I wonder why that money doesn't go into the jackpot for that game. It's common knowledge that the state practices "voodoo accounting" and what is pluged into the school fund from the lottery is taken out of education money somewhere else. It's Lotto, not horseshoes or artillery!
Close doesn't count! I sell everything at a loss but make up for it in volume
- Milo Minderbinder, Catch-22 There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.
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