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Talk about saving it until the last minute!
Finally, claiming their winning ticket
A lucky $1 million Powerball winner in Massachusetts had just three weeks remaining before their ticket expired. It must have taken them that long to figure out what they're going to do with the money!
The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that a winning Powerball ticket from the August 21, 2023, draw had finally been claimed.
On July 31, just three weeks before the ticket was to expire, a trust claimed the prize on behalf of the winner. Trustee Elizabeth Caruso represented the trust and claimed the prize at the Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester.
The winning ticket
The winning white ball numbers for that August 21, 2023, drawing were 3, 4, 12, 22, and 28, with the Powerball number being 16. The lucky winner matched all five of the white ball numbers to win the $1 million prize.
The winning ticket was purchased at Metro Mini Mart, located at 405 Main Street in Watertown. For selling the winning ticket, the lucky lottery retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus check from the Massachusetts Lottery.
What happens to unclaimed winnings in Massachusetts?
If this lucky winner hadn't claimed their winnings before the deadline, what would have happened to that money?
Powerball prize winners have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their winnings. If they don't claim their prize, the money then becomes part of the net profit that the state lottery officials return to the Commonwealth for distribution to all 351 cities and towns.
Since it was founded in 1972, the Massachusetts State Lottery has generated over $155 billion in revenue.
Another $1 million Massachusetts State Lottery winner
Another lucky Massachusetts State Lottery player won $1 million, but she didn't wait as long to claim her winnings!
Erin Cobb of Pembroke won the $1 million prize in the state's JAWS instant ticket game, the fourth player to do so. Cobb made her way to lottery headquarters to collect her winnings and chose to receive her prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes).
She purchased the winning ticket from Stop & Shop, located at 125 Church St. in Pembroke. For selling the winning ticket, the lucky lottery retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus check from the state lottery.
Cobb was excited to win the grand prize and plans on investing her winnings, as well as going on a family vacation.
She told lottery officials:
This is life changing, we will make the most of it, and will have some fun!
Besides the instant grand prizes of $1 million, the state is offering five Second Chance Drawings in which lucky winners will receive a JAWS-inspired trip for two to Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 2025. Three of those drawings have taken place, with two still remaining.
While on Martha's Vineyard, all 30 of the trip winners will take part in a JAWS-themes Game Show, with one of the contestants guaranteed to win a $1 million prize! All of the other contestants will win a guaranteed prize ranging from $500 to $10,000.
Enjoy playing the Massachusetts Lottery, and please remember to play responsibly.
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