Powerball winning tickets worth big money in Massachusetts are just days away from expiring
BOSTON - Check those old Powerball tickets: Massachusetts Lottery officials say two big winners sold in the state last year have gone unclaimed and are just days away from becoming worthless.
Two winning Powerball tickets still unclaimed in Massachusetts
One winning ticket worth $100,000 was bought at a Shell gas station on Plantation Street in Worcester for an Oct. 2, 2023 drawing. The winning numbers for that game 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 Oct. 7, 2023 drawing. Those winning numbers were 47-54-57-60-65 with a Powerball of 19.
Both tickets were bought for drawings with a jackpot worth more than $1 billion. A lucky player in California eventually won the $1.765 billion jackpot on Oct. 11, 2023.
When do Powerball tickets expire?
Winning Powerball tickets expire one year after the drawing date. Any prizes that are not claimed go back for distribution to cities and towns in Massachusetts.
Lottery prizes worth up to $103,000 can be picked up at claim centers in Braintree, Dorchester, Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield and Worcester.
Earlier this summer, a $1 million Powerball prize was turned in just three weeks before it was due to expire. A trust claimed the prize for the winning ticket that was bought in Watertown.
The current Powerball jackpot is an estimated $223 million. Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.