Just weeks left to claim $44 million Florida Lotto ticket

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Raven62 — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:39:18 GMT

Sorry

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Raven62 — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:39:07 GMT

Tick Tock

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MsBee18 — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 02:39:57 GMT

11/30 Still unclaimed; sold in Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee. Likely a tourist bought the quick pick ticket. If they still have the ticket what will they think of when they finally realize its the jackpot winning ticket.

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zephbe — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:37:35 GMT

They won in June--probably a lost ticket.

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Raven62 — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:33:58 GMT

Counting Down to 12/11/2023

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GiveFive — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:17:34 GMT

There might be a slight ray of hope for this ticket yet to be claimed. There may be something going on that's invisible to both The Florida Lottery and the general public. After all, it is the equivalent of a small PowerBall jackpot amount of $44,000,000.

If (and that's a big if ) the winner is waiting to claim the 44 million at the last minute, it could be that they will claim it anonymously for 90 days using Florida Statute 24.1051. That would grant them a total 9 months of privacy which i... [ More ]

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TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:23:39 GMT

Straight from https://www.flalottery.com/faq

What happens to prizes that are not claimed?

Florida law requires that 80 percent of unclaimed prize funds from expired tickets be transferred directly to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. The remaining 20 percent is returned to the prize pool from which future prizes are awarded or used for special prize promotions.

Should a POWERBALL or MEGA MILLIONS jackpot ticket not be claimed within the 180 days of the applicable draw date, t... [ More ]

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hlamb — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:13:37 GMT

If it goes unclaimed does it go back into the lottery pot ? What does the lottery do with the money when a ticket goes unclaimed? Does anyone know

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DMarshal — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:23:55 GMT

If no one wants to claim it, I'll fall on my sword and take it.

Just weeks left to claim $44 million Florida Lotto ticket

Lottery Post — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:55:40 GMT

Major Florida Lottery prize is about to expire

By Kate Northrop

Time is running out to claim a $44 million Florida Lotto jackpot, with just mere weeks left for the winner to step forward before the winning ticket expires.

A Florida Lotto jackpot worth $44 million might go unclaimed, with a little over two weeks left for the winner to come forward before it's gone for good.

Just two days ago, a Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 prize worth more than $64,000 went unclaimed . Unless someone... [ More ]