$5.9M Wisconsin Lottery jackpot claimed days before expiration

Comment #11

Eighty0uts778 — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:57:05 GMT

Very close, I hate to see tickets go unclaimed.

Comment #10

Stack47 — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:18:04 GMT

With the claim deadline of July 15 approaching, people were beginning to wonder if the prize would be lost.

Megabuck is a computer RNG game and lottery security was probably expecting an elderly NY lawyer to show up in the final hour to claim on behalf a Belize trust.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:11:14 GMT

Now on their website it has the first name and last initial sans photograph. Like another poster said earlier now he is famous because first and last name were reported on. Maybe he shouldn't have waited so long....

Comment #8

CDanaT — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:02:44 GMT

Congrats Mathew on becoming a new lottery Millionaire. Spend wisely. Sure hope you got sound advise in your 5+ months prior to collection.

Comment #7

Coin Toss — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:44:27 GMT

Maybe the winner was hoping for Wisconsin to allow winners to remain anonymous but tome ran out.

Comment #6

sweetie7398 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:31:37 GMT

Too close for comfort. Congrats

Comment #5

LiveInGreenBay — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:01:31 GMT

I agree. Now he's more famous.

Comment #4

Bluegal1 — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:21:21 GMT

I think he waited for the hoopla to die down, but now everyone will see him and his name as the guy who waited so long to cash in his million dollar ticket

Comment #3

music* — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:56:08 GMT

We may never know why

Comment #2

LiveInGreenBay — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:08:21 GMT

I worked in Sheboygan for a while and always bought my lottery tickets at that kwik trip. I wonder why he waited so long.

Comment #1

Nikkicute — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:58:34 GMT

Whoo! That was awfully close, nice to know it wasn't someone who just forgot about the ticket.

Congrats to Matt

$5.9M Wisconsin Lottery jackpot claimed days before expiration

Lottery Post — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:59:52 GMT

One lucky Wisconsin resident claimed a $5.9 million Megabucks jackpot Friday, the Wisconsin Lottery has announced.

Matthew Neal of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, came forward to claim his prize from the January 16 drawing, according to a press release from the Wisconsin Lottery. He had 180 days to claim the prize.

With the claim deadline of July 15 approaching, people were beginning to wonder if the prize would be lost.

Neal bought the winning ticket at the Kwik Trip at 625 South Taylor Drive in... [ More ]