Lottery players urged to check tickets as two $50k jackpots expire in days – and they were bought at convenience stores

TIME is running out for two lucky lottery players who each won a $50,000 Powerball jackpot earlier this year but have yet to claim their prize money.

The winning tickets were both purchased in March 2024 and lottery officials have urged players to check their tickets before it is too late.

The first ticket was bought in a convenience store in Louisiana, according to Powerball officials.

The unidentified player won $50,000 in a Powerball drawing on March 18.

After purchasing their ticket at a Brother Food Mart, they matched four numbers as well as the Powerball.

The winning numbers of the drawing were 10, 17, 20, 39, and 44, and the Powerball was 16.

This lucky winner has just eight days to come forward and claim their winnings.

The second $50,000 Powerball jackpot winner purchased their ticket at a QuikTrip in Missouri.

They bought a ticket for the drawing on March 25.

This unknown player also matched four numbers and the Powerball.

The winning numbers were 7, 11, 19, 53, and 68, and the Powerball was 23.

This winner has 15 days left to claim their winnings.

So for both players, the clock is ticking.

POWERBALL WINNERS

One lottery player came close to winning the whopping $93 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday night.

The individual, however, narrowly missed out on this hefty sum after matching five of the six winning numbers but not the Powerball.

But despite this close call, the player still managed to pocket $1 million.

The winner, however, is yet to be identified.

Powerball Winners

There are serveral other winners of the $50,000 Powerball jackpot who have yet to come forward and claim their prize.

Here is a list of the other tickets that expire before the end of the month:

• A ticket purchased in Delaware for the September 30, 2023 drawing expires a year later on September 30, 2024.
• A ticket purchased in Missouri for the April 1 drawing expires on September 28.
• A ticket purchased in Colorado for the March 30 drawing expires on September 26.
• A ticket purchased in Arizona also for the March 30 drawing expires on September 26 as well.
• A ticket purchased in Arizona for the March 26 drawing expires on September 23.
• A ticket purchased in Missouri for the March 25 drawing expires on September 21.
• A ticket purchased in Louisiana for the March 18 drawing expires on September 14.
• A ticket purchased in Arizona for the March 9 drawing expires at the end of today, on September 5.

The jackpot has now risen to an estimated $112 million for the drawing on Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, a player in California won a huge sum of $2.4 million in a Powerball drawing in March and has just days left to claim their winnings.

They have been encouraged to come forward before the deadline of September 19.

And three players in Arizona all won $50,000 in early March and one of them only has until the end of today to claim their prize money.

According to the Powerball website, all tickets matched four of the balls in the drawing as well as the Powerball.