Even though there was no jackpot winner in the Mega Millions draw held on July 29, one lucky lottery player who purchased his lottery tickets in Rowland Heights, California, managed to get the first 5 numbers right and managed to win a $250,530 prize. However, more than 1 month after the draw, nobody came forth to claim the prize. Powerball lottery
The lucky lottery ticket was purchased at an Industry Shell, which plies its trade at 1325 Fullerton Road in Rowland Heights. The ticket managed to get the 8, 22, 10, 47 and 48 numbers right and only missed out on the Mega Ball 35. Mega lottery
This is exactly why the lotteries advise you to sign the back of your lottery tickets and keep them as safe as possible. Everybody hates it when a prize goes unclaimed. The state lottery hates it because it is bad publicity, the winners hate it even though they may not even know it. And we hate it because after we write about someone’s good fortune, we have to go back on it and say it was actually misfortune at play as the winner lost his lottery tickets or forgot to check the numbers and threw them away in the trash.
Tens of millions of dollars will go unclaimed this year if the lottery ticket holders misplaced or lost them. There are many second place prizes and even jackpots still unclaimed, and the chances of someone coming forth and claiming them is quite slim. Lotteries
The Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the United States. It is played in 42 states and playing it could not be more simpler. All players have to do is pick out 5 numbers out of a pool of 1 to 56 and a Mega Ball number out of a pool of 1 to 46. If a player gets all the numbers right, they win the jackpot, if they get the first 5 numbers right, they get a second place prize and if they get 4 out of the first 5 numbers right and the Mega Ball, they get a third place prize.
That’s about it on the matter for now. Please join us again very soon if you want to learn more news about any particular state lottery or about lotteries in general.
