- The lottery ticket purchased at a Publix in Jacksonville, Florida, expired on Sunday and no one showed up to collect the $36 million grand prize.
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot were approximately 1 in 302.6 million.
The $36 million Mega Millions lottery winner’s luck ran out when the ticket holder failed to claim the winnings before the 180-day deadline.
The lottery ticket, purchased at a Publix in Jacksonville, Florida, expired on Sunday and no one showed up to collect the eight-figure grand prize.
The potential jackpot winner could have claimed the important prize after the Mega Millions drawing, which revealed the numbers 18, 39, 42, 57, 63 for the white balls and 7 for the Mega Ball on August 15, 2023.
Mega Millions tickets, which cost $2 each, are sold in all states except Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and Nevada.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot were approximately 1 in 302.6 million. Those odds are worse than the 1 in 11.5 million chance of being bitten by a shark or the 1 in 700,000 chance of giving birth to identical quadruplets.
A lottery winner’s luck with a $36 million Mega Millions jackpot ran out because the ticket holder was unable to claim the winnings before the 180-day deadline.
The lottery ticket, purchased at a Publix in Jacksonville, Florida, expired on Sunday and no one showed up to collect the eight-figure grand prize.
“Florida law requires that 80 percent of unclaimed prize funds from expired tickets be transferred directly to the Educational Improvement Trust Fund,” the Florida Lottery said. fox business.
“The remaining 20 percent is returned to the prize fund from which future prizes will be awarded or used for special prize promotions.”
“If a MEGA MILLIONS jackpot ticket is not claimed within 180 days of the applicable drawing date, funds to pay for the unclaimed jackpot will be returned to lottery members at their proportion of sales of the jackpot accumulation series.
The money will be used to fund public schools, universities and scholarships, according to the Florida Lottery.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot were approximately 1 in 302.6 million. Those odds are worse than the 1 in 11.5 million chance of being bitten by a shark or the 1 in 700,000 chance of giving birth to identical quadruplets.
The unclaimed ticket was sold a week after one lucky person won a $1.58 million Mega Millions prize in Florida.
The winning ticket was purchased at Publix at 630 Atlantic Blvd. in Neptune Beach, 16 miles east of Jacksonville.
The Publix, which had opened less than three months ago, received a $100,000 bonus for selling the ticket.
As of Friday afternoon, the Mega Millions jackpot stands at $457 million annualized. Opting for a one-time cash payment, it is worth $216.8 million.