Michigan Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million goes unclaimed

Comment #26

Drenick1 — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:10:39 GMT

I agree with you Golfer about how the funds are misappropriated. Only a fraction actually goes to helping out the kids and that is a real shame. Sadly, the lottery education programs in other states are all similar.

Comment #25

sully16 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:30:38 GMT

Yikes, Stay organized.

Comment #24

HaveABall — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:42:45 GMT

Ah, does anyone/anything) really expire [other than lottery tickets, that I accept

Comment #23

Gleno — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:49:55 GMT

Being so the ticket sold at a Pharmacy, it's a good chance that the winner may have forgot about the ticket, lost or misplaced it, or the player may have expired.

Comment #22

golfer1960 — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:14:07 GMT

Well said Master! Forget good causes, how about putting it back in the pot.

They claim the money is going for School Aid but that could mean teachers salaries, vacations, pensions!! Is that why there's no breakdown of where the funds will go in this article? As you can see from this chart, most of it goes to salaries. What about the kids? Only a combined 15% goes to scholarships!!

Todd, please try to get a detailed list of where this money will be spent next time we have this happen again.... [ More ]

Comment #21

Bleudog101 — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 20:03:26 GMT

I'm with you myturn. So far only the lucky for life subscription ticket has made it to the P O Box. Mega Millions and MegaBucks Doubler should arrive shortly. It is nice that they send out a winning check vs crediting someone's account. My original copies are @ the bank safety deposit box. Likewise we get contacted from the Mass. lottery with a big win and have to travel home to Braintree, MA to get the dough. That wouldn't bother me in the least...lol.

Comment #20

Bleudog101 — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 20:00:07 GMT

Remember California did this not too long ago, not that long after the drawing. Made poor person out to look like a criminal buying the winning ticket.

Comment #19

mypiemaster — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:36:14 GMT

....yeah, until the next computer glitch.

Comment #18

HaveABall — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:40:52 GMT

Or, RJOh, it may have been a gifted lottery ticket ... given to an ungrateful person unwilling to check their ticket's drawn numbers! [One may lead a horse to water, but cannot make it drink

Comment #17

RJOh — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:11:11 GMT

Snoozers shouldn't waste their money on lottery tickets no matter which state they're in.

Comment #16

myturn — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:22:50 GMT

I only play by subscription, all small prizes are automatically credited to my account. If I am lucky enough to win a jackpot or large prize, the lottery will contact me. So, I can't loose out

Comment #15

Stack47 — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:19:49 GMT

In Iowa they post the video of player buying $1 million plus winning tickets and have a jury identify that person. Michigan is a snooze you lose state.

Comment #14

mypiemaster — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 21:08:52 GMT

I'm already way too tired of hearing the lottery suits making us believe this and that blah, blah, blah about the money going to a good cause, be it education, children's fund or whatever good cause they can conjure up. Here is my honest take on this. If a prize goes unclaimed, for whatever reason, that money should go back to the players pot, be it to the lower tier prizes, free raffle numbers or however they can come up with to make sure that all the players have a shot at it. If they are real... [ More ]

Comment #13

noise-gate — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:20:38 GMT

Right- like that Californian who only decides to come forward without his ticket after seeing his pic on TV saying that's me there . Funny thing is, well not funny but people will buy concert tickets months in advance, and will literally mark their calendars knowing full well that they going to show up regardless- yet lottery tickets are sometimes not given a second thought after purchasing. It could well be that the person bought a single ticket and forgot about it.

Comment #12

RJOh — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:59:23 GMT

With two $250M MegaMillions wins going unclaimed in 2014, it shouldn't be surprising the same thing happen with a $1M MegaMillions winner in 2015. Making the prizes more valuable doesn't change players behavior when it comes to checking their tickets. Some players are only likely to check their tickets when they hear someone local won big.

Comment #11

TnTicketlosers — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 17:26:22 GMT

Not my bed,not my buisness.

Comment #10

cbr$ — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:11:08 GMT

This person really don't need to find this ticket now. I'll only hurt their feeling, a big ouch! So, Congratulation to the children Michigan School Aid Fund. IT not wasted. It is going to make it better for a lot of children.

Comment #9

CDanaT — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:44:06 GMT

Didn't take care of your ticket, forgot to check, tossed in the trash by mistake, got washed from being left in the pocket??

Oh wellllllllllllllllll...not my outhouse,not my odor..............

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:20:57 GMT

I hope the unlucky person never finds their ticket now. It would suck finding the ticket and realizing you missed out on that much money.

Comment #7

music* — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:05:14 GMT

Better Luck next time.

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hearsetrax — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:55:55 GMT

I love stories like this ........

Comment #5

Raven62 — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:44:46 GMT

They could be so distracted by their Cell Phone and Social Media that they didn't have time to check their Lottery Ticket(s)...

Comment #4

noise-gate — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:42:27 GMT

It was not meant to be. Poor unfortunate Soul.

Comment #3

SoleWinner21 — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:36:17 GMT

Could be a number of reasons. Maybe the ticket got lost, accidentally thrown away, or the person passed away.

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:32:24 GMT

I hate seeing these stories. Why on earth would someone buy a ticket and not bother to check it or take care of it

Comment #1

zinniagirl — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:12:41 GMT

Oops! i forgot to check my ticket in time!

Wasnt me.....

Michigan Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million goes unclaimed

Lottery Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:41:39 GMT

Prize money goes to state school aid fund

A winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Michigan expired Wednesday and the $1 million prize went to the state School Aid Fund.

The ticket, which expired at 4:45 p.m., was sold in Grand Rapids at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 727 28th Street Southeast in Grand Rapids. The winner matched the first five numbers drawn 25, 28, 36, 45, and 53 in the Aug. 5, 2014 drawing.

Mega Millions tickets are valid for one year from the date of the drawing.

It wa... [ More ]