$1 million unclaimed Powerball ticket sold in Finleyville set to expire
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If these numbers look familiar, act fast, because you could be a millionaire.
An unclaimed lottery ticket worth $1 million will soon expire. The multistate Powerball ticket, sold through the Pennsylvania Lottery by Giant Eagle, 3701 Route 88, Finleyville, must be claimed by Nov. 6.
The ticket, sold for the Nov. 8, 2014, drawing, correctly matched all five white balls drawn, but not the red Powerball.
The last time a $1 million Pennsylvania Lottery prize went unclaimed was in 2013.
“It hasn’t happened in a while, especially a prize of this amount,” said Allen Zieglar, Pennsylvania Lottery spokesman.
By law, unclaimed lottery prizes remain in a fund and are used to support programs benefitting older Pennsylvanians.
Washington County was home to another recent million-dollar win.
On July 16, a $1 million ticket sold at Kwik Stop, 2038 Route 18, Burgettstown, was claimed, earning the store a $5,000 bonus. The Finleyville Giant Eagle would receive the same amount if the winning ticket is claimed.
A spokesman for the supermarket chain deferred questions to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The winner can claim the prize by contacting the lottery’s closest local office, in Allegheny County at 1424 Western Ave., Pittsburgh, or by calling 717-702-8146.
Zieglar encouraged any potential winners to sign their ticket.
“Get the word out,” he said. “It’s certainly not a prize we’d like to see go unclaimed.”