A $1 million Mega Millions ticket is about to expire: Here’s how much lottery money goes unclaimed
A Mega Millions ticket purchased in North Carolina last December and worth $1 million is on the verge of expiring.The length of time that winners get to claim their prize depends on the state where the ticket was purchased.It looks like a Mega Millions player is about to join the ranks of lottery winners who end up missing out on a windfall.
A ticket purchased in Lewisville, North Carolina, and worth $1 million will expire Thursday at 5 p.m. The amount is a second-tier prize for matching five out of the six numbers that were pulled in the lottery game's Dec. 31 drawing. "Sometimes people leave their tickets in a night stand, the glove compartment of their cars and trucks, or tucked away in a wallet," said Mark Michalko, executive director of the state's lottery."Check any Mega Millions tickets you have to see if you have the one from this drawing that won a $1 million prize," Michalko said.
Yet even some jackpot prizes have also gone unclaimed by their winners over the years in both national lotteries. They range from a $16.5 million prize from a ticket purchased in Florida in 2013 to a $77.1 million prize from a ticket purchased in Georgia in 2011. And several months ago in Maryland, a $10 million ticket won in Powerball's "Double Play" feature expired.
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