MEGA Millions players have been told to check any slips that may be lying around as a ticket worth $1 million is on the verge of expiring.
Officials say the unclaimed money will no longer be available in three days.
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The ticket dates back to a draw that took place in Missouri in November last year, but no one has come forward to claim it.
It is worth $1,000,000 and expires on May 14.
Lottery officials have pointed out that unclaimed prizes are also available in a number of other states.
A winning ticket from a draw held in Louisiana in December last year is still unclaimed.
That ticket is worth $40,000 and expires on June 15.
Another December lotto winner – this time from Arizona – has yet to come forward.
Their ticket is worth $10,000 and must be claimed by June 15.
Another $10,000 ticket sold in Colorado for the December draw remains unclaimed – it expires on June 22.
From another December draw in Colorado, a ticket worth $30,000 has not been claimed – it expires on June 25.
Mega Millions players have noticed a series of changes to the beloved game of chance.
It now costs gamblers more money to test their luck.
Players could previously buy a ticket for $2, but now the cost of a slip is $5.
However, gamblers have slightly improved chances of winning the top prize.
The odds of winning the jackpot is one in 290.4 million.
Previously, the odds used to be one in approximately 302.6 million.
The odds of winning any prize have also improved from one in 24, to one in 23.
Players have also observed that non-jackpot prizes are broader, ranging from $10 to $10 million.
Top lottery winners in the US
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, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
- Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
- Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
- Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
- Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
- Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 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.
- Rosemary Casarotti – $1.22 billion, Mega Millions, December 27 2024, from California
- Unknown winner – $1.13 billion, Mega Millions, March 26, from New Jersey
