Urgent Powerball warning as $50k prize remains unclaimed – lottery chiefs issue advice to ticket holder

LOTTERY bosses have urged players to double-check tickets as the winner of a $50,000 Powerball prize remains a mystery.

It’s one of multiple winnings yet to be cashed in – including one for $150,000.

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The winning Powerball ticket was sold for the drawing on Saturday, August 10, reported Delaware News Journal .

It was sold at Route 8 Liquors 4128 Forrest Ave in Dover, Delaware .

The winning Powerball numbers for August 10 were 09, 24, 33, 64 and 69, according to Delaware Lottery. The Powerball was 09, and while the Power Play was 2X.

The mystery winner has one year from the date of drawing to stake their claim, per the lottery rules.

Delaware Lottery’s how-to-claim guide states winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket.

“Print your name, address, and phone number clearly on the back of ticket, and, most importantly, be sure to sign it,” it said.

Before claiming any big prize, check your numbers carefully.

“Numbers can play eye tricks, especially when you think you may have won!” it advised.

“Calmly re-read the game instructions and compare your game ticket numbers to the winning numbers drawn/revealed.

“Since a winning lottery ticket is nearly equivalent to currency and can be quite valuable, it’s important that you check your numbers for yourself.”

Delaware Lottery officials are still waiting to hear from multiple winners of big cash prizes.

A Powerball drawing on April 20, 2024, which scooped the winner $150,000, has yet to be claimed.

A mystery remains over the ticket-holder yet to cash in their $50,000 Powerwall winnings from the March 9, 2024 drawing.

And the clock is ticking for a $50,000 Powerball prize following its September 30, 2023 drawing. That winner has just over a month to claim this money.

It comes as lottery bosses in the state have highlighted multiple winnings, including a group of 34 people from a local, family-owned business in Lewes who struck gold playing the April 6, 2024 Powerball drawing.

They scooped 50,000 before taxes.

Top lottery winners in the US

Millions dream of winning the lottery and finding fame and fortune. These are the biggest winners in US lottery history.

• Edwin Castro – $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022, in California.
• Theodorus Struyck – $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023, in California.
• Unknown winner – $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023, in Florida.
• Marvin and Mae Acosta from Los Angeles, California, John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tennessee, and Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt from Melbourne Beach, Florida – $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016.
• Unknown winner – $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018, from South Carolina.
• Unknown winner – he sued the mother of his child to keep his identity hidden – $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023, from Maine.
• Unknown winner – $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022, from Illinois.
• Cheng and Duanpen Saephan , and Laiza Liem Chao – $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024, from Oregon.
• Yanira Alvarez – $1.08 billion Powerball, July 19, 2023 in California.
• Wolverine FLL Lottery Club – $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021, from Michigan.
• Unknown winner – $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024, from Michigan.

The players – who remained anonymous – decided to extend their office pool to Powerball and bought multiple tickets at various locations.

One member of the group discovered the sixth ticket was a winner.

“She became overwhelmed with shock and joy, waking her husband to share the incredible news,” said lottery bosses.

“Text messages flew between the coworkers as the exciting news spread, with many initially questioning if it was too good to be true.”

There are other major prizes still be claimed elsewhere in the United States.

A lottery player has just days left to claim their $50,000 winnings before the prize money expires in Louisana .

And another player has just one month to claim their $278,000 winnings before the prize money expires in Missouri .