Do these numbers mean anything to you?
11-13-14-21-35-43.
Those six lucky digits are worth a cool $15 million.
The thing is, the winning ticket from the April 22 Florida Lotto drawing expires on Oct. 19 at midnight—just three weeks from now.
And no one has done that yet, Florida Lottery officials say.
The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at The Beer & Liquor Store in Lake Worth, Florida.
Lottery officials aren’t the only ones who are curious about the winner.
“We want to know who the winner is, too,” said Manisha Padel, who co-owns the store with her husband. “So many people buy tickets and they don’t check. It could be someone from up north who just hasn’t checked yet.”
The store has been selling Lotto tickets since 1998, and this is the first time a ticket has gone unclaimed, Padel said.
Beer & Liquor received a $75,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket, said Keri Nucatola, a Florida Lottery spokeswoman.
According to Nucatola, a retailer’s commission is based on the size of the jackpot, and the Florida Lottery doesn’t keep statistics on unclaimed tickets.
“Some months we could have a lot of unclaimed tickets, and many of those do get claimed,” she said. “Other months, it depends.”
Nearly two years ago, a $16 million Powerball ticket bought at a Tampa convenience store became worthless after the six-month deadline to claim it expired.
Now, one unsuspecting player could have a $15 million ticket under a sofa, in a pocket or stuffed in a glove compartment.
If the ticket isn't claimed before the deadline Oct. 19, 80 percent of the prize will be transferred to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, with the remaining 20 percent going into a pool to launch future games and promotions, meaning someone out there is going to be 100 percent sorry.
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