$250,000 winning lottery ticket sold in Massachusetts expires

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justxploring — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:49:40 GMT

I don't think my sister buys lottery tickets, although she's pretty far from Revere. I rented an apartment in Revere for a few months a long time ago. People do forget. On another thread, a couple of regular members said that most people probably just buy a ticket for fun, so it stands to reason that they also might not take it as seriously as those of us who check our numbers and post on a lottery board. Still, it's a real shame when someone fails to check a winning ticket. That money migh... [ More ]

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go4it-andwin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:45:14 GMT

I sure wish i knew where that winning ticket was...I cant believe people buy lottery tickets and then dont check them.. Unless the person lost it... he is a loser of a few million instead of a winner...I wonder how that person would feel if they knew what they were missing

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ThatScaryChick — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:12:57 GMT

Wel, someone lost out on a lot of money. People should learn to check there tickets. They take the time to buy them, why not take the time to check them

$250,000 winning lottery ticket sold in Massachusetts expires

Lottery Post — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:54:15 GMT

Massachusetts Lottery officials announced yesterday a $250,000 Mega Millions ticket sold at a market in Revere won't be honored because the winner waited too long to claim the prize if he ever even realizes he won.

Meanwhile, callers to the Herald yesterday claimed that a Lowell adult bookstore owner was the mystery millionaire from a winning Jubilee 25 scratch ticket that has gone unredeemed.

The Herald reported yesterday that Lottery officials had launched an all-out search to discover... [ More ]