Lottery officials warn $1 million ticket will expire in days if winner does not come forward – and it was bought at Wawa
For months, a LUCKY lottery player has been unwittingly a millionaire, but they need to take quick action to get their money back.
Back in the summer, the unidentified ticket holder won a $1 million prize.
However, if the winner doesn’t claim the money within a few days, it will be gone.
The Cash 5 lottery ticket, which was purchased in Virginia, matched each of the five numbers in the June 11 draw.
The winning slip was purchased on the day of the draw at a Wawa in Mechanicsville, and its location has been identified.
However, the player has a short window of time to locate their ticket and go to the lottery office because lottery winners have 180 days to claim their winnings.
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The $1 million prize will expire on December 9 around 5 p.m.
The winner has a little more than twenty-four hours to look through their pockets and purses for the ticket.
The numbers 1, 12, 19, 22, and 31 were the winning ones.
The ticket’s owner has been asked to get in touch with lottery officials right now.
The award money will be donated to the state’s Literary Fund if the deadline is missed and it is not claimed.
This funding supports new technology, upgrades, and renovations in nearby schools.
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It’s not just the Virginia lottery winner who needs to get their act together and claim their prize before it disappears forever.
A whopping $139 million was won by an Ohio Powerball player.
When their ticket matched the Powerball and all five numbers, the draw was held on July 3 months ago.
The winning ticket was purchased at a Huber Heights, Dayton, Walmart shop.
Top lottery winners in the US
Millions of people hope to win the lotto and become famous and wealthy. These are the largest lottery winners in US history.
- Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
- Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
- Cheng and Duanpen Saephan, and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
- Yanira Alvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
- Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
- Unknown winner – $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.
This was the seventh time this year that a Powerball jackpot was won.
However, the prize will be forfeited if the winner does not show up to claim it within a few weeks.
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The Powerball player has 180 days from the draw date to claim their rewards, just like the Virginia winner.
A Mega Millions player who won $1 million must also claim their money, as must other unlucky millionaires.
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