One lottery winner just became a giant loser

[barryqwalsh]

A man in California who purchased a Powerball ticket back in September struck the jackpot when he matched every number on his ticket but the powerball, winning $1million.

That man however failed to come forward with his ticket, and as all Powerball winners must claim their prize in 180 days, lost out on his winnings at 5pm Thursday.

What's more, it seems that the man knew he won, it was just that he lost his ticket.

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California lottery winner to miss out on 1M after losing his Powerball ticket Daily Mail Online

 

[barryqwalsh]

The California Lottery could learn a thing or two from the state lottery of Western Australia



Lotterywest Player’s Card - We want to make it easy for you to collect your prize.

A Lotterywest Player’s Card can:

• make it easy to receive any prizes you win
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Lost or stolen tickets and Player's Cards
If you lose a ticket you have registered on your Player’s Card, please contact Lotterywest Customer Services as soon as possible. You will need to provide them with your details plus any specific information on when and where you bought your ticket plus what game and type of ticket it was. If the ticket is a winner and providing it hasn’t already been claimed, we can ensure that the winnings are not claimed by anyone else.

If you lose your Player’s Card, please call Lotterywest Customer Services as soon as possible and we will arrange for a new card for you.

 

[barryqwalsh]

The answer is, play by subscription, I play the Massachusetts Megabucks Doubler, by subscription.

It is open to all across the US.
By Phone: 1-800-222-8587 (TKTS)

If win a jackpot or large prize, they will contact me. The down side is, Massachusetts does not allow winners to remain anonymous. I hope they work on that and change the policy.

 

[barryqwalsh]

Looking on the bright side.......



Unclaimed prizes remaining after the claim period expires always go to supporting California’s public schools. As of the end of FY 2013-14, a total of $793.5 million in unclaimed prizes have been awarded to education.



At least the money didn't go to waste!

 

[barryqwalsh]

Looking on the bright side.......



Unclaimed prizes remaining after the claim period expires always go to supporting California’s public schools. As of the end of FY 2013-14, a total of $793.5 million in unclaimed prizes have been awarded to education.



At least the money didn't go to waste!

Which is the reason state lotteries were introduced!

 

[AdvancingTime]

The "Lotto Madness" that has swept across America reveals something about our culture. While this might not reach the level of needing a post event "debriefing" a closer look at how these large lotteries effect our culture may be important. A close inspection of how people react to the idea of winning a large sum of money exposes more then a few flaws in our values and the way we think.

During the latest lotto that sported a massive well publicized jackpot people used money that was intended to be used to pay rent and even the food stamp money given to them by tax payers to buy tickets. This is indeed madness. If you would like to read more the article below delves deeper into "Lotto Madness" and its affects on how we think about money and wealth.

http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2012/12/lotto-madness.html

 

[barryqwalsh]

The "Lotto Madness" that has swept across America reveals something about our culture. While this might not reach the level of needing a post event "debriefing" a closer look at how these large lotteries effect our culture may be important. A close inspection of how people react to the idea of winning a large sum of money exposes more then a few flaws in our values and the way we think.

During the latest lotto that sported a massive well publicized jackpot people used money that was intended to be used to pay rent and even the food stamp money given to them by tax payers to buy tickets. This is indeed madness. If you would like to read more the article below delves deeper into "Lotto Madness" and its affects on how we think about money and wealth.

http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2012/12/lotto-madness.html

Yes, some will spend more than they should on lotteries, but it is far better to have legal lotteries


If states didn't have lotteries, people would gamble illegally and the states, meaning the people, would lose out on the revenue.

 

[barryqwalsh]

MONTICELLO, N.Y. — An upstate New York county of 76,000 people has gotten its second $100 million-plus Mega Millions jackpot winner in three months.

Real estate agent Tammy Pratt of South Fallsburg in Sullivan County was introduced Wednesday as the sole winner of the $126 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn Feb. 27.

New York real estate broker claims 126M Mega Millions jackpot Lottery Post