13 Unbelievable Lottery Winners
Continuing a long-standing trend, millions of dollars worth of winning tickets for popular games like Powerball and Mega Millions went unclaimed during the fiscal year that ended June 30.(Photo: Bonnie Lutzewitz/Post-Crescent Media)Buy Photo
MADISON - Someone who bought a Powerball ticket worth $1 million has until Thursday to cash in.
The ticket was sold in Madison for the Aug. 6Powerball drawing. The ticket matched the first five numbers drawn, but not the Powerball. Still, the combination entitles the owner to $1 million, but the ticket holder needs to act quickly.
The winning numbers of the Aug. 6 drawing were20, 33, 36, 47 and 52 with a Powerball of 12. The Power Play number was 3.
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"Once lottery numbers are drawn, winners have 180 days to claim their prize," said Casey Langan, Wisconsin Lottery spokesman.
The ticket owner must claim the prize by 4 p.m. Thursday atthe Wisconsin Lottery"s headquarters at 2135 Rimrock Road in Madison. The owner can also mail the ticket to the state lottery headquarters, but the letter must be postmarked before Friday.
The unclaimed ticket was sold at Kelley"s Market, also known as Aberg Avenue Mobil, at 2601 Shopko Drive in Madison.
"If the ticket goes unclaimed, then the $1 million prize is returned to all Wisconsinites in the form of property tax relief," Langan said in a release.
Arielle Hines:ahines@wausau.gannett.comor 715-845-0658; on Twitter@theariellehines.
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