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N.M. teacher claims lottery prize 2 hours before it expiresNews Story
With only two hours to spare, an Albuquerque teacher claimed a $10,000 Powerball prize scheduled to expire today at 4:30 p.m. Chris Daskalos, a social studies teacher at the Albuquerque Talent Development Secondary Charter School, arrived at the New Mexico Lottery headquarters at 2:30 p.m. after clerks at the Chevron Redi-Mart No. 90 confirmed his ticket as a winner from the Sept. 16 Powerball drawing. They said 'Hurry, hurry, you only have two hours,' Daskalos recalled. It was a squeaker
Dec 16, 2009, 8:34 pm - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $200K to expire MondayNews Story
A lottery ticket worth more than $200,000 that was bought in Coronado, California, remains unclaimed, and lottery officials yesterday warned that the prize will expire in three days. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold Feb. 4 at Avenue Liquor on Orange Avenue near Ninth Street, California Lottery officials said. It hit five winning numbers 1, 27, 28, 35 and 40 but missed the Mega number, 6. The ticket, which is worth $211,387, will expire at 5 p.m. Monday, officials said. If it is
Aug 21, 2009, 1:09 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut lottery players' prize claim period cut in halfNews Story
From now on, Connecticut Lottery winners will have six months less time to claim their prizes, in a change expected to reap $6.1 million in unclaimed prize money for the cash-starved state government during the first year. Effective Aug. 2, the Connecticut Lottery Corp. adopted a prize redemption period of 180 days, discarding the longtime claim period of 365 days. Last year, $604 million in Connecticut Lottery winnings were awarded and $13 million went unclaimed, roughly in line with the
Aug 13, 2009, 1:05 am - Lottery News

$800,000 lottery ticket expires WednesdayNews Story
A winning lottery ticket worth $800,000 sold in Belton, South Carolina, expires this Wednesday, and the lottery has not heard from the ticket's owner. The MegaMatch 6 ticket was bought about six months ago at a KMO store in Belton. The winning numbers in the Jan. 2 drawing were 4, 7, 17, 18, 25 and 28. Winning tickets must be claimed in person by the end of the business day within 180 days of the draw date printed on the ticket. Claims are made at one of three lottery claims centers, locat
Jun 29, 2009, 1:31 pm - Lottery News

$200,000 Powerball prize awarded on day lottery ticket was set to expireNews Story
Mother urged winner to check tickets, having heard news of upcoming expiration William H. Greer of Philadelphia is the winner of a $200,000 Powerball prize that was set to expire at 4:30 p.m. today. At Choi's Food and Beer, 3987 Ford Rd, in the Wynnefield section of the city, they knew the ticket sold there that matched all five white numbers (but not the red Powerball number) from last year's June 18th drawing was still out there somewhere. My mother saw the news about the unclaimed t
Jun 18, 2009, 10:30 pm - Lottery News

N.H. Lottery lottery for $1 million winnerNews Story
New Hampshire Lottery officials are about to pull a scratch ticket from stores, even though one of the $1 million prizes is still unaccounted for. Officials said 93 percent of the NH Millionaire's Club scratch tickets have been sold, but one of two $1 million winners hasn't been turned in. Somewhere out there is a scratch ticket worth $1 million, said Rick Wisler, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery. There's no more inventory in the warehouse. So either the winner is among the
Jun 2, 2009, 7:21 am - Lottery News

$400K lottery prize claimed 'just in time'News Story
Pennsylvania winner says ticket shoved in shoebox for nearly a year A winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $400,000 sold in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, last year was set to expire today. But just hours before the deadline, Lottery officials announced that a winner came forward. Two weeks ago Pennsylvania Lottery officials started asking players to check their old tickets. Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced that the winner is Brenda Stover, of New Cumberland, who validate
May 28, 2009, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Winning Powerball lottery ticket expiring soonNews Story
Ticket worth $400,000 purchased in Mechanicsburg, Pa. A $400,000 winning Powerball ticket from the May 28, 2008 purchased in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania remains unclaimed. The ticket and prize will expire on May 28 one year from the date of the drawing. As of today, the ticket has not been claimed, said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. We encourage players to check their old tickets in hopes the winner of this substantial prize will come forward to claim it before time runs out in
May 20, 2009, 7:24 am - Lottery News

N.J. store seeking owner of $2.5 million winning lottery ticketNews Story
Wanted: The winner of a $2.5 million Pick 6 Lotto ticket. The Quick Mart on Washington Valley Road has posted a letter from the New Jersey Lottery congratulating the store owners for having sold the top winning ticket in the Dec. 29, 2008, Pick 6 Lotto drawing, but those who work there can't figure out who bought the winning ticket. When people ask who won, we say, We have no idea,' said Tony Cirelli, a store employee. The store still has the Pick 6 Lotto winning numbers posted on the
Feb 22, 2009, 11:24 am - Lottery News

$100,000 Virginia lottery prize expires todayNews Story
A lucky winner stands to net $207 million in Friday's Mega Millions lottery draw, but someone in Hampton, Virginia, faces losing $100,000. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the largest since Feb. 22, said Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty. The pick-six numbers game is played in 12 states. The last winner, from Rockmart, Ga., received $42 million in October, Hagerty said. Although lottery sales are down 3 percent over the same period in 2007, they have increased in recent days beca
Dec 12, 2008, 10:19 am - Lottery News