Millionaire mistake. The lottery Mega millions announced the mysterious winner of his prize $36 million In FloridaThe United States has lost any opportunity to claim the amount received since its deadline expired on February 11th. In a statement, the Florida Lottery announced what will happen to that amount.
What is known about the Mega Millions lottery win?
According to the Florida Lotterythe winning ticket of $36 million Quick choice, whose numbers were 18, 39, 42, 57, 63, was purchased from a subsidiary of the Publix supermarket at 4495 Roosevelt Boulevard in Jacksonville. After the drawing on August 15, 2023, the ticket owner had up to 180 days to collect their money; However, this period ended on February 11th.
The winner of the $36 million prize bought his ticket for just $2. Photo: CNN
What happens to the $36 million from the Mega Millions?
The price is $36 million Mega millions, the only unclaimed prize in 2023, goes to charity. Under Florida law, 80% of the amount not paid out by the lottery winner is transferred to an education trust fund, while the other 20% is accumulated for the next jackpot.
This winner's mistake has allowed the Florida Lottery to contribute more than $45 billion to improving education and sending more than 983,000 students to college Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
It's not the first time someone hasn't claimed their millionaire mega-million prize. Photo: Newsweek
This case, which occurred in Florida, is similar to a 2021 case in which a $26 million prize could not be claimed because the owner left the ticket in the dirty clothes that she put in the laundry. A few years earlier, in 2011, an even larger amount of $77 million was also not collected by the Powerball company.
Mega Millions is a popular lottery game in the United States. Each ticket costs $2 and a person can select six numbers from two groups: five from 1 to 70 and one from 1 to 25.
A man who won the lottery twice in a year reveals his secret to how he did it
Antoine Beaunia man originally from Ontarioassures that thanks to his knowledge of mathematics he managed to find the algorithm that allowed him to win the lottery twice in a year.
Like he said The Vancouver Sun, the secret of his success is that he is a student of games and mathematics. This is how he managed to “decode” his algorithm. “I've been playing the same numbers since the beginning of last year. I had a few small victories and decided I liked those numbers,” he explained as he picked up the second reward OLG Awards Center in Toronto.