Lottery Notice to Verify Unclaimed $50,000 Powerball Prize Tickets Purchased at a Gas Station

LOTTERY players are being urged to take a second look at their tickets as thousands of dollars could go unclaimed.

Missouri Lottery Officials listed an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $50,000.

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A player from Missouri has an unclaimed $50,000 Powerball ticket that was purchased at a gas station in Joplin, approximately 170 miles from Jefferson City.

The results showed the drawing numbers as 4, 27, 33, 41, 42 and a Powerball of 14.

Powerball draws take place every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Sales and cutoff times are about two hours before the live drawing at 11pm ET.

Missouri had the second-most Powerball winners in 2023, according to wisevoter. with.

In the first two months of 2024, 24 different people won $1 million or more playing the Missouri Lottery, reported WDAF.

The year’s newest millionaire won $5 million after playing a “$5,000,000 Fortune” scratch-off ticket he purchased at Sunny’s Liquor and Tobacco in Kansas City.

For more than five decades, the Missouri Lottery has paid out more than $20 billion in prizes to players.

Players have “180 days to claim their prizes from the official end of a Scratchers game and 180 days from the drawing date of the last winning play on a Draw Games ticket,” according to the Missouri Lottery official website.

The deadline to redeem tickets is quickly approaching.

Powerball ticket expires on August 19, 2024.

HOW TO CLAIM

Missouri Lottery players can redeem their tickets in two ways.

They can make an appointment to claim in person at one of the offices

They also have the option of mailing their ticket to headquarters.

The Missouri Lottery has offices in Jefferson City, as well as regional offices in Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City.

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.

Don’t forget to bring the necessary documents.

Missouri Lottery officials will verify the winning ticket, an official claim form, a valid photo ID, and a completed IRS Form W-9.

They will also look for a completed direct deposit form.

Meanwhile, a $500,000 Powerball ticket has yet to be redeemed in Iowa.

And the Arkansas Lottery is also looking for a $100,000 winner who hasn’t yet claimed their prize.