Check your Powerball tickets, Pennsylvanians. One worth $100K will expire unclaimed soon
The Pennsylvania Lottery warned Wednesday an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $100,000 will expire next month unless the winner comes forward.
In a release, the lottery said the ticket was sold Dec. 17, 2022, at the Cash Market located at 1017 Fourth Ave. in Coraopolis, in Allegheny County.
The ticket matched four of the five white balls in the drawing, along with the Powerball, numbered 12. An additional $1 PowerPlay doubled the original $50,000 prize.
The winning numbers on the expiring ticket are 33, 56, 64, 66, 68 and Powerball 12.
White the ticket is worth $100,000 pre-tax, the Cash Market got a $500 bonus for selling it.
Powerball winners in Pennsylvania must claim their prize within a year or risk losing their winnings.
“By law, unclaimed, expired lottery prizes remain in the Lottery Fund and are used to support programs benefiting older Pennsylvanians,” the lottery said in the Wednesday release.
To collect the winnings, the ticketholder must claim the prize by Dec. 17, and can do so multiple ways, including filling out a claim form, calling 1-800-692-7481 or visiting a Pennsylvania Lottery office.
The winner should also sign the back of their ticket if they did not already do so.
Powerball in Pennsylvania
This Powerball ticket is not the only at risk of expiring in recent months. In June the lottery announced another Powerball ticket was close to expiring, and in October a Cash 5 ticket worth $250,000 was also at risk.
Powerball remains a popular game across the U.S. and in Pennsylvania. In October, as the jackpot soared to whopping $1.2 billion, the state lottery reported Pennsylvanians had spent more than $85 million on sales for the run, despite slim odds.
The run ended in October, when a California man claimed the lucky ticket worth $1.765 billion.
The current estimated jackpot is at $255 million as of Wednesday. The most recent drawing, Monday, Nov. 13, resulted in winning numbers 24, 33, 35, 37, 42 and Powerball 21.
Tickets are $2, or $3 if you opt for the PowerPlay, and Pennsylvania players can check their numbers on the lottery’s website.
If you or someone you know has a problem gambling, help is available by calling 1-800-522-4700.