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Deadline for 3 major Oregon lottery prizes fast approaching, including $150,000 Powerball prizeNews Story
Keep track of your tickets! More major prizes to go out the window By Kate Northrop In what appears to be a recent epidemic of unchecked or lost tickets across several states, the Oregon Lottery is the latest state lottery to announce that three major prize-winning tickets are expiring over the next few weeks. Look in your drawers and check your tickets! The claims deadline for three major prize-winning lottery tickets purchased in Oregon is fast approaching, with just one day left t
Sep 20, 2024, 7:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

$139 million goes up in smoke as Ohio Powerball ticket expiresReply
The $139 million Powerball jackpot According to USA Mega's Jackpot Analysis , after all federal and state taxes are deducted, the winner would have received $84.1 million in 30 payments over 29 years if they had chosen the annuity or $39.6 million all at once had they chosen the $66.5 million cash option. Since the prize went unclaimed, the winnings will not be distributed back to all participating jurisdictions but to Republican lawmakers and their pockets and their respective funds b
Jan 6, 2025, 1:04 am - ckrakowski - Lottery News

$139 million goes up in smoke as Ohio Powerball ticket expiresReply
So here is what they say will happen to the funds, at least at the state level - Since the prize went unclaimed, the winnings will be distributed back to all participating jurisdictions and their respective funds based on their percentage contribution to the drawing in ticket sales. According to the Ohio Lottery, Ohio will retain approximately $1.9 million. In Ohio, ticket sales for the unclaimed jackpot are funneled to the unclaimed prize fund, which goes back into lottery profits to
Jan 4, 2025, 4:03 am - DELotteryPlyr - Lottery News

$139 million goes up in smoke as Ohio Powerball ticket expiresNews Story
Life-changing sum of money quietly expires over the New Year By Kate Northrop The $139 million Powerball jackpot from the July 3, 2024 drawing, won by a single ticket purchased in Ohio, quietly expired amid the excitement of the New Year. The deadline for one lone Ohio winner to claim a $139 million Powerball jackpot from July 2024 has passed. Last month, the Ohio Lottery made a final push to locate the winner of the multi-million-dollar prize. Today, the Lottery announced that n
Jan 3, 2025, 9:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Winner who claimed half of $395 million Mega Millions jackpot sues California Lottery for other halfReply
I think if I was in his position I would do the same thing. Anyone who honestly believed they bought both tickets and had a lick of sense would try to collect the second prize. What do they have to lose? The cash value is about $47 million, so if they settle for half even a 20% contingency fee is $4.7 million, and there's probably only a fraction of the work required for an auto accident that might result in a fee of that size. the odds are insurmountable that someone got a quick pic th
Dec 13, 2024, 11:27 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket splitting $395 million jackpot will expire in one dayReply
Maybe the gas station owner printed two tickets by mistake and somehow discarded the other one? It's possible that it's just a coincidence, but the odds for several other explanations are far higher. I once had a clerk somehow print an extra ticket (which they gave to me) by accident and I once had a clerk print 3 tickets because they only thought they knew how to do an advanced draw and just kept trying. I believe one of the people who posted here once said that if somebody dropped play sl
Dec 8, 2024, 10:27 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket splitting $395 million jackpot will expire in one dayReply
While it's a shame for potential winners to see any winning ticket expire, it does give a helpful boost to California public schools. All unclaimed prize money winds up helping support public education, so we can still feel good about it at the end of the day. Is the cash value of the almost $200 million divided by all MM states or does the California Lottery keep it?
Dec 8, 2024, 1:54 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket splitting $395 million jackpot will expire in one dayNews Story
Only one ticket claimed, both purchased at the same retailer By Kate Northrop A lottery ticket bought in California is eligible to claim half of a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, but only for one more day. Two tickets purchased at the same California retailer split a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, but one of them only has one day left before it expires. On Dec. 8, 2023, two lottery tickets won the $395 million Mega Millions jackpot. Both winning tickets were bought at th
Dec 6, 2024, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $156,060 will expire in one weekNews Story
Lottery officials urge players to search everywhere for a possible missing ticket By Kate Northrop Someone in North Carolina won a $156,060 Cash 5 jackpot, but whoever is holding the winning lottery ticket must come forward within a week or risk losing it all. With just one week left to claim a $156,060 Cash 5 jackpot, North Carolina Lottery officials are urging players to recheck their tickets and look in every corner for a possible missing ticket. Someone in North Carolina purc
Oct 3, 2024, 6:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri: 12/1 - 12/31/2024Reply
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Dec 26, 2024, 2:10 pm - MzDuffleBaglady - Pick 3 Forum