BOSTON — Check out those old Powerball tickets: Massachusetts Lottery officials say two big winners sold in the state last year went unclaimed and became worthless within days.
Two Winning Powerball Tickets Still Unclaimed in Massachusetts
One winning ticket worth $100,000 was purchased at a Shell gas station on Plantation Street in Worcester for a drawing on October 2, 2023. The winning numbers for that contest were 12-26-27-43-47 with a Powerball of 5.
The other, worth $50,000, was purchased at Lincoln Liquors on Summer Street in Chelmsford for the October 7, 2023 drawing. Those winning numbers were 47-54-57-60-65 with a Powerball of 19.
Both tickets were purchased for drawings with jackpots of over $1 billion. A lucky player in California eventually won the $1.765 Billion Jackpot on October 11, 2023.
When do Powerball tickets expire?
Winning Powerball tickets expire one year after the drawing date. Any prizes not claimed will be returned for distribution to cities and towns in Massachusetts.
Raffle prizes worth up to $103,000 can be claimed at claim centers in Braintree, Dorchester, Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield and Worcester.
Earlier this summer, a $1 million Powerball prize was surrendered, just three weeks before it was due to be released. due to expirationA trust claimed the prize for the winning ticket purchased in Watertown.
The current Powerball jackpot is an estimated $223 million. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
