Urgent lotto warning as three $50k Powerball prizes from same state are set to expire in weeks – one winner has 72 hours

LOTTERY players have been warned to double-check their tickets as three prizes in the same state remain unclaimed.

These winning Powerball slips worth $50,000 each were all sold in Arizona .

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The three lucky players have days to step forward for their money before the prizes expire.

These tickets matched four of the balls during their draws as well as the Powerball number, according to Powerball’s website .

One of these unclaimed tickets, purchased for the March 9, 2024, draw, will expire in three days.

The winning numbers for this draw were 30, 36, 49, 52, and 63, with Powerball number 16.

This person must contact their state’s lottery office by September 5 or lose their winnings.

The next unclaimed Powerball ticket was purchased for the March 27 draw.

This lucky winner has until September 23 to claim their $50,000 prize.

The numbers drawn on this date were 37, 46, 57, 60, and 66, and the Powerball number was eight.

Meanwhile, a third winner has until September 26 to claim their cash before it expires.

The numbers pulled out in this draw were 12, 13, 33, 50, and 52, with Powerball 23.

Most unclaimed wins are returned to the Arizona Lottery’s prize fund, and some of this money is also handed to special programs.

These have included an educational fund and a program that recruits and trains volunteers to speak for abused and neglected children in court proceedings, according to the state lottery’s website .

CLAIMING THE MONEY

Prizes over $599 cannot be redeemed through any Arizona Lottery retailer.

So the lucky winners of $50,000 have two ways to claim their money.

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.

They can either visit an Arizona Lottery Office or complete a claim form online and mail it to one of its offices, according to the state’s lottery page .

These players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their money.

LOTTO MONEY

Powerball officials have issued another warning to players in Pennsylvania as a huge prize worth $100,000 has remained unclaimed , The U.S. Sun has previously reported.

This ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball number last year.

The draw numbers were 9, 35, 54, 63, and 64.

This lucky player had until Friday, October 4, to step forward for their cash.

These unclaimed wins have also affected other lottery games like Mega Millions .

Officials have waited for the winner of a $1 million jackpot to redeem the cash.