The September 14th powerball drawing

Reply #4

Bradly_60 — Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:44:33 GMT

Yeah you get 60 days after you get your ticket validated. Validate means you have is scanned at any lottery place and they tell you it is a winner. Someone in my family won $25,000 on a bingo instant ticket a couple of years ago in december. He brought it to the store near the end of december and had it validated to make sure it was a winner. He wanted to claim it in january so it would go on the next years taxes but they told him since he validated it in the previous year that is when he w... [ More ]

Reply #3

CASH Only — Mon, 11 Nov 2002 13:49:45 GMT

Validated may (or may not) mean when the ticket is brought to a lottery agent, or to lottery HQ. Personally, I would avoid going to a lottery retailer to validate a jackpot ticket, and try to have it done at lottery HQ. Remember that NY, my home state, DOES NOT allow players to choose after they win (but nearby Connecticut allows the 60 days for Classic Lotto as well as Powerball).

Reply #2

rundown99 — Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:59:05 GMT

Does validated mean when you go to the lottery headquarters to turn in the ticket? If so, can you give them the ticket and come back later to pick up the check once you have decided whether to choose cash or annuity

Reply #1

CASH Only — Mon, 11 Nov 2002 03:07:24 GMT

Secret: A. They won Powerball under the PREVIOUS format, when the annuity option was 26 payments. B. I'm not 100% sure, but the 60 days might start (for either ticket or both depending on the rules) when the ticket is VALIDATED instead of from the drawing date. I live in NY, which has _refused_ to adopt any such 60-day rule.

The September 14th powerball drawing

rundown99 — Mon, 11 Nov 2002 02:40:32 GMT

Two people won the September 14th powerball drawing but NO ONE has stepped forward Well, it's day 57, and those two winners only have THREE days to decide whether to take the lump sum or annuity They still have another four months to claim the prize, but if they don't come forward by Wednesday, they have to collect their payments in 30 annual installments