Somewhere out there are two lottery tickets that could make whoever has them considerably wealthier.
Both the Texas and Kentucky lotteries recently announced that $1 million prize tickets have remained unclaimed since July 19. Now, whoever holds the tickets must claim their prizes by 5 p.m. Jan. 12 in order to get the payout.
According to the Texas Lottery, the second-tier winning ticket worth $1 million for the Powerball drawing held on July 19 was purchased at Big Shot, 9780 Bissonnet St., Houston, Texas.
“The winning ticket matched all five of the white ball numbers drawn (7-10-11-13-24), but not the red Powerball number (24),” said the lottery. Ticket holders can claim the prize at any Texas Lottery Claim center.
“We encourage our Powerball players to take another look at their tickets, and if your numbers match, sign the back of the ticket before claiming your prize at a Texas Lottery claim center,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery. If the prize isn’t claimed, the funds will revert back to the state for programs authorized by the Texas Legislature.
In Kentucky, the ticket was sold at Pilot Travel Center in Pendleton, Ky.
“The owner of the unclaimed ticket matched the first five white balls – 7-10-11-13-24 – earning them the secondary prize of $1 million,” said the Kentucky Lottery.
“The owner failed to match the Powerball – 24 – during the July 19 drawing.”
“It’s rare that someone holding a $1 million Powerball ticket fails to cash it in,” said Kentucky Lottery President Mary Harville. “The ticket is expiring in less than two weeks; however, the Lottery is not giving up hope that we will find the owner and award them their prize,” she said of the Kentucky prize.
Whoever holds the Kentucky ticket must bring it to the Kentucky Lottery Corporate office at 1011 W. Main St. in Louisville, Ky. If that prize isn’t claimed, the Lottery will return the money to Kentucky’s Unclaimed Prize Fund designated by lawmakers to support the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES).