$100,000 Virginia lottery prize expires today

Comment #11

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Comment #10

s5thomps — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:44 GMT

a$VeryLuckyMan I agree with the second part of your statement where luck meets opportunity, but to say a person is an idiot because he forgot about a lottery ticket is a little harsh. He was still able to claim the cash before the ticket expired. Just think if he had not been looking through his junk drawer he would have been out of a 100K. Also this is not the first time that someone forgot about a lottery ticket, about 5 years ago while on vacation a guy picked up a mega millions ticket that h... [ More ]

Comment #9

a$VeryLuckyMan — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:04:28 GMT

what an idiot!!!! anything,,,,,,a speeding ticket, an accident, a traffic jam and he loses 100K, this world is filled with stupid people.

Why would you buy a lottery ticket in the first place and not check it?????

He needs to forfeit his prize for being stupid.

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:22:30 GMT

I am shocked! I really didn't think anyone would claim the ticket. I'm glad he turned it in before it expired.

Comment #7

justxploring — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:10:48 GMT

Thanks, Benmas! Great story. That's why I believe every state lottery should try to find the winner. IIRC I read a story on LP about a Connecticut ticket that expired and the state doesn't even post where the ticket was purchased after the drawing.

We have a lot of unclaimed prizes in Florida.

Comment #6

MaddMike51 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:54:46 GMT

Unfreaking believable

Comment #5

benmas — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:24:34 GMT

Hampton man claims lottery winnings hours before expiration

The ticket would have expired at 5:00 p.m. on December 12. Lottery officials said he walked in to the Virginia Lottery s Customer Service Center in Hampton at 4:40 p.m. on December 11.

I just couldn t believe it, he told Lottery officials. I wish I d known sooner.

McMillian said he was not aware of the media attention caused by the ticket approaching its expiration date. He said he just happened to notice the ticket in the ba... [ More ]

Comment #4

rwsmes — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:22:33 GMT

Equally likely, the ticket was jammed in the printer and never got to any player.

Comment #3

kjs703 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:25:11 GMT

More than likely, it is someone whose does not play often -- picks up a quick-pick now and again and then forgets to even check the numbers.

Then either tosses the ticket away or thows it into some old paper drawer and forgets ever purchasing a ticket.

I think the state should publish a list of all expired tickets and account for all the money they never have to pay-out ....

Comment #2

MaddMike51 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:04:45 GMT

Can you imagine going through your old lottery tickets tomorrow and discovering that you have the winning ticket and it has expired

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:48:40 GMT

Hopefully they will cash it in tonight, but I doubt it.

$100,000 Virginia lottery prize expires today

Lottery Post — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:19:33 GMT

A lucky winner stands to net $207 million in Friday's Mega Millions lottery draw, but someone in Hampton, Virginia, faces losing $100,000.

Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the largest since Feb. 22, said Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty.

The pick-six numbers game is played in 12 states. The last winner, from Rockmart, Ga., received $42 million in October, Hagerty said.

Although lottery sales are down 3 percent over the same period in 2007, they have increased in recent days beca... [ More ]