Why even play if your not going to check your ticket? I know that odds are against u but at least check your tickets. 2 tickets, worth 850 k might go unclaimed pisses me off. That is alot of money for anyone, don't see how people can be so careless.
from powerball site:
$853,492 Powerball Tickets to Expire!
Two Powerball tickets worth an incredible $853,492 each will expire soon if the winners do not step forward. One ticket was purchased on October 19, 2005 at Hebron BP, 2144 Kilgore Place, Hebron, Kentucky. The other missing ticket was purchased in Littleton, Colorado. Both tickets were purchased for the October 19, 2005 Powerball drawing worth $340 million. The winners of the missing tickets matched the first five white ball numbers to win Powerball’s second tier prize of $200,000. The tickets also shared in the Match 5 Bonus prize pool, winning an additional $653,492 each for the total prize of $853,492! The winning numbers for the October 19, 2005 Powerball drawing were: 7-21-43-44-49 PB 29. The last date to claim the tickets is April 17. Holders of the winning tickets should contact either the Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, or the Colorado Lottery headquarters in Pueblo, Colorado.