$1 million Maryland Mega Millions lottery ticket expired Christmas Eve

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Xinyuhuang — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:09:59 GMT

What can I do if I can t contact the agent seveire HOPE TOBECOME DESPEARATE

Comment #29

jackpotismine — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 08:58:32 GMT

Can't imagine buying a lottery ticket and not checking it or not keeping it in a safe place. Recently this happen here (China). It was a huge amount. Makes me angry that someone had luck shine on them and they lost the opportunity.

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Big Joey — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:56:31 GMT

All it takes is for a person to check their number on the lottery's website before it's updated, then throw their ticket away thinking it's a loser, or a misplaced, or lost ticket.

The South Carolina billion dollar winner has not been claimed either.

Comment #27

grwurston — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:06:46 GMT

Nope. The payouts when it first started were higher. I know they had $10. Thought they might even have had 20 or 25, but I'm not 100% positive about that.

So I don't think they're really going to do anything for us.

Comment #26

grwurston — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:58:37 GMT

I got my info from USA MEGA. When I clicked your link it also said it's source was USA Mega. However your link was from March 2012. The link I have is from the same place but is from Jan. 2018 so things have changed since then.

https://taxfoundation.org/state-lottery-tax-2018

Comment #25

Goteki54 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:38:15 GMT

What a freaking waste!!!!

Why play the game and spend money doing it if you aren't going to check your tickets

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HaveABall — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 23:32:56 GMT

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DELotteryPlyr — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 20:52:45 GMT

So you dont think the Snowflake promo in Pick 3 Pick 4 where you could win a whopping $2 or $5 is ot a big F deal

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Raven62 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:08:38 GMT

NJ is higher (10.8%):

https://taxfoundation.org/lottery-tax-rates-vary-greatly-state

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TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 03:26:13 GMT

It sucks to be the ticket holder.

$1 mil out the window

Comment #20

grwurston — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 02:19:32 GMT

Question...

https://youtu.be/trljmnV6blE

Answer. Check your ticket.

Comment #19

hearsetrax — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:14:31 GMT

I hope they do find out !!

would love to be a spider on that wall

Comment #18

ohiopick3 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:51:16 GMT

Hopefully, that person will never know? That would be devastating

Comment #17

Groppo — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:43:46 GMT

.

The person(s) had to be on some serious drugs.

Mr. Groppo

Comment #16

Tucker Black — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:39:59 GMT

That's good. Give the money to someone with enough brain cells to actually check the ticket.

Comment #15

dpoly1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:22:11 GMT

Knucklehead

Comment #14

grwurston — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:20:14 GMT

If the Maryland Lottery wants to do something good for the lottery players, they should lower the 8.75% they take in state taxes for any win over $600. The only state higher is New York with 8.82%.

As far as promotions, all that means is, Hey, we came up some new scratch off games! BFD.

Comment #13

DELotteryPlyr — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:50 GMT

It will be interesting to see how MD Lottery does -- 'All unclaimed money must go back to our players in the form of prizes and promotions,

Comment #12

noise-gate — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:40:27 GMT

The loser on finding out he passed on a million dollars, can always rewire his brain for just a fleeting moment and think that he lost that in a high stakes poker game in Vegas. Gotta come up with an excuse. .right

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hearsetrax — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:20:32 GMT

just wasn't ment to be

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Vergie6 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:06:44 GMT

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KY Floyd — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:02:49 GMT

How sad is that?

It depends on whether or not whoever owned the ticket finds out it was a winner. It's sad that I don't find a million dollars every time I go out for a walk. It would be far sadder if I went out for a walk, saw a million dollars laying on the sidewalk, and then had it disappear just as I was about to pick it up.

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Cassie8620 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 20:33:08 GMT

I'm sad though for the MD., the family or person who just didn't take a minute or less to scan it at a store, and i am guilty of that a few x, even though i rarely play bigger games like this, premised on dad saying its a scam since only 1 guy or woman win over 100 million when they don't need to win all that and how more fifty to 100 people in all states should be able to win when its that HIGH dad say, but yea when i do play a few x every other month or so,

i would then gather ALL up in my... [ More ]

Comment #7

Kyle7824 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:40:10 GMT

Highly likely these folks make 200k a year and just forgot, ...

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Tony Numbers — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 18:26:41 GMT

It's amazing how frequently this occurs Recently a winning lottery ticket was headed to the trash, until it was intercepted by a sibling.

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sweetie7398 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:30:20 GMT

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sweetie7398 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:29:21 GMT

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CDanaT — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 16:04:11 GMT

OUCH

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music* — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:52:05 GMT

and what will be really sad is if the winning ticket is found now. The winner could have claimed it anonymously if he or she wanted.

Comment #1

Raven62 — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:32:48 GMT

How sad is that

$1 million Maryland Mega Millions lottery ticket expired Christmas Eve

Lottery Post — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:21:17 GMT

By Todd Northrop

Someone could have had a few extra presents under the tree this year, had they checked their Mega Millions lottery ticket before Christmas.

A $1 million prize that was won in a June Mega Millions drawing went unclaimed, the Maryland Lottery confirmed on Monday.

The ticket was from the June 26 drawing, and was sold at the Tantallon Exxon located at 10815 Indian Head Highway in Fort Washington, Maryland. The winner needed to claim the prize by 4:15 on Christmas Eve in ord... [ More ]