Minnesota woman beats deadline, claims $50K lottery prize

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cbr$ — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:30:45 GMT

Congratulation to Debra Newman on her power ball win. Enjoy

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Bubbeplus9 — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:37:46 GMT

I agree it sounds fishy, Tipton did the same thing. Who holds on to a ticket that long

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ressuccess — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:35:45 GMT

That was a close call.

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MaximumMillions — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:52:40 GMT

Maybe they wanted to start 2017 on a high note.

I wouldn't have waited, personally.

Could this also be for tax reasons

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sully16 — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:34:49 GMT

Congrats Debra, enjoy.

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RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:33:35 GMT

Sounds fishy to me, rough year.... I guess the money would not of made it any smoother.

RL

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HiYoSilver — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:22:24 GMT

It was a rough year , doesn't seem to be a reason to leave 50k unclaimed. Wouldn't the money help

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dallascowboyfan — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 08:30:01 GMT

If you buy a ticket check it....

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Raven62 — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:56:21 GMT

Check your Tickets folks: If you Don't: You may Lose Out

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music* — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:24:08 GMT

Debra Newman is one lucky player. She listened to the news report. Congratulations

Minnesota woman beats deadline, claims $50K lottery prize

Lottery Post — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:57:59 GMT

Another ticket, however, goes poof

With barely a day to spare, a southern Minnesota woman showed up at the state's lottery headquarters in Roseville and claimed her $50,000 prize. Another person in the same situation, however, is out of luck.

Debra Newman of Austin had the good fortune to arrive Thursday to cash in the Powerball ticket, which she bought on Jan. 13, 2016. Its value would have plummeted to $0 if she had arrived after 5 p.m. on Friday the 13th.

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