Have you won the Lottery?
An $853,492 powerball lottery ticket expired unclaimed yesterday.
Seems like this is a pretty regular occurence. Each year millions of dollars in unclaimed lottery money goes back to the states hosting the lottery (or in the case of powerball, selling the willing ticket).
It’s not even small lottery winnings that people don’t claim. In 2003 a $30 Million winning Powerball ticket in Indiana went unclaimed.
People buy lottery tickets then lose them, accidentally dispose of them or just plain forget about them. People who buy lottery tickets are usually (more…)
