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Lotto players urged to check numbers as $11m prize remains unclaimed – and the ticket was sold at gas station
There is less than six months to claim the win
A MYSTERY Lotto player has been urged to step forward to claim their whopping $11 million prize.
Players who bought tickets from a gas station in Florida should double-check their numbers.
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The ticket worth $11 million was sold at a gas station in Broward County on Wednesday, Florida Lottery officials confirmed.
The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at First Coast Energy in Pompano Beach, reported local ABC affiliate WPLG.
According to Florida Lottery's website, the mega-prize is still - as of today - unclaimed at this time.
The draw was held on Wednesday, April 10.
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The winning numbers were: 7, 8, 16, 17, 25, 33.
Florida Lottery rules state that prizes have to be claimed within 180 days of the ticket drawing.
So the mystery multi-millionaire has less than six months to come forward.
Biggest Lottery winners in the US
Here are the five largest U.S. jackpots
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
- $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket, from Florida)
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
Information provided by the Associated Press
Florida Lottery has useful tips to claim prizes.
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First of all the winner should have already signed their ticket upon purchase from the gas station.
That ensures that, should the ticket be lost, no one else can claim that money.
Lotto players are also recommended to keep their tickets in a safe place - if it's lost, there's no proof of purchase.
Also, when it comes to claiming prizes greater than $1 million, the ticket-holder must visit Florida Lottery headquarters, with the exception of Mega Millions and Powerball prizes of $600 - $1,000,000.
WINS
On April 3, Florida Lottery revealed that Elizabeth Williams, 60, of Jacksonville, claimed a $1 million prize.
The winning ticket was bought at Publix in Jacksonville.
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In October 2023, Harrison Porter, of Fort Lauderdale, claimed a prize from the $250,000 A Year For Life Scratch-Off game.
He was stoked as he had been going through a tough time financially.
"One of the first things I'm going to do is get a place to live," Porter said.
$15 MILLION
One of its biggest payouts was announced in December 2022, when Ryan Doddridge, then 42, of New Port Richey, trustee of the Doddridge Law Winners Revocable Trust, claimed a $15 million prize.
The winning ticket was purchased from a Publix in Palm Harbor.
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The retailer received a $30,000 bonus commission for selling the winning Scratch-Off ticket.
The jackpot for tomorrow's drawing is $1 million.