Urgent warning to check Powerball ticket as $50,000 jackpot is still unclaimed – it was sold at a convenience store

A LUCKY lottery player is oblivious to the fact that he is $50,000 richer because the prize goes unclaimed.

The third prize winning Powerball ticket was drawn in New Jersey on April 29.

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According to lottery officials, it was purchased at a Quick Mart convenience store in Somerset.

The ticket that won the third-tier prize of $50,000 matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing.

The winning numbers were: 11-38-47-67-69 with Powerball 14.

There was also a 2X Power Play.”

It was the highest prize won that night, with no one winning the $164 million jackpot or the $1 million second-tier prize.

The odds of winning third prize of at least $50,000 are 913,129 to 1.

Meanwhile, those who want to win the main jackpot will have to beat odds of 292,201,388 to 1.

However, the lucky winner of the $50,000 prize needs to keep an eye on the calendar if they want to claim the cash.

According to Powerball and New Jersey Lottery rules, the ticket will expire one year from the date of the drawing.

Players can find the expiration date on the back of their ticket.

If the prize is not claimed, the money will be claimed by the lottery jurisdiction

The winner must go to the lottery headquarters to collect the money with an identification document with photo and CPF, if they have one.

While New Jersey players struggle to find their tickets, Powerball players in South Carolina should do the same, with $100,000 unclaimed.

Meanwhile, The US Sun previously reported on a winner who won a $50,000 prize but only received $1,470 after claiming the money.

Top US Lottery Winners

Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.

• Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 8, 2022, in California.
• Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023, California.
• Unknown Winner – $1.602 Billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023, Florida.
• Marvin and Mae Acosta of Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016.
• Unknown Winner – $1.537 Billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
• Winner unknown – he sued his child’s mother to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 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 Álvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
• Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021, from Michigan.
• Winner unknown – $842.4 million Powerball, January 1, 2024, from Michigan.

A family business in Lewes, Delaware, won the Powerball jackpot in April, but the value quickly diminished due to the way the game was played.

Other winners have found that the value of the prize and the money arriving in their bank accounts are rarely the same.

For example, the winner of the $215 million Powerball jackpot drawn in Florida on May 6 could lose half of their prize depending on the choice they make in claiming the money.

Big windfall winners have the option of choosing a one-time payment that is smaller than the prize but awarded immediately and taxed once, or receiving annual payments for 29 years.

Each annuity payment will increase by 5% each year and will be taxed.

Winners who want to receive the immediate lump sum have a deadline to meet, as they have less time to make this claim than those who want annuity payments.