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Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeReply
the judge might decide that neither the clerk nor circle k are entitled to the prize and the money goes back to the arizona lottery as an unclaimed prize. i'd actually put money on that.
May 12, 2026, 8:19 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery News

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

$1 million Powerball lottery ticket purchased in West Virginia expiring in two weeksNews Story
Big Powerball prize will go to unclaimed fund if winner doesn't come forward By Kate Northrop There's an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $1 million that will expire in West Virginia if the winner doesn't step forward to claim it in two weeks' time. West Virginia Lottery officials are searching for the owner of a Powerball lottery ticket that won a $1 million prize in a drawing that took place in March. Lottery Acting Director David Bradley encouraged players to check their cars,
Aug 26, 2025, 8:14 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

$2 million and $500,000 Powerball lottery prizes set to expire in South DakotaNews Story
Players are not the only ones to lose out on winnings: retailers lose too By Kate Northrop The South Dakota Lottery is looking for two missing winners of $2 million and $500,000 Powerball prizes, whose winnings will expire soon if they don't come forward to claim them. There's not much time left on the clock to claim a $2 million and a $500,000 Powerball prize, both of which are set to expire in a little over a month. Someone in South Dakota purchased a winning ticket for the Aug
Jan 16, 2026, 7:44 am - Todd - Lottery News

$100,000 Mass Cash and $50,000 Powerball lottery prizes expiring in MassachusettsNews Story
One month left for two significant lottery prizes By Kate Northrop Two significant lottery prizes won in Massachusetts, one $50,000 Powerball prize and the other for $100,000 in Mass Cash, are nearing their expiration date. A $100,000 Mass Cash prize and $50,000 Powerball prize will expire soon in Massachusetts, with just one month left on the clock to claim them. The Massachusetts Lottery released an announcement on Friday about two unclaimed prizes of substantial amounts, which
Dec 22, 2025, 9:01 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

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksReply
State law dictates that a minimum of 30 percent of the amount must return to the state as revenue, but the New Jersey Lottery will usually return the vast majority of those dollars to the state and keep far less than 10 percent to fund special prizes and promotions. We already know that the lottery exists solely for the benefit of the state, but do they have to be even more ridiculous about it and purposely give all the unclaimed prize money to the state?
May 1, 2026, 2:53 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News