The California State Lottery announced that more than 4 months have passed since a California resident bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Orange and managed to win a $178,790 prize. The problem is that the player has yet to come forth and claim his prize, and there are less than 2 months left until the ticket, much like the player’s luck, will expire. Lottery numbers

If nobody comes to a lottery district office within two months, it will expire on October 17, 5 PM. If the prize goes unclaimed, the lottery will donate it entirely to education. Lottery checker

The somewhat lucky ticket was purchased at a West Oak Chevron located at 1940 East Katella Avenue in Orange. The ticket got the 20, 14, 32, 45 and 51 numbers right, but missed out on the Mega Ball 43. This is the reason why lotteries urge their players all the time to sign the back of their lottery tickets and keep them as safe as possible. It really isn’t that hard to buy a lottery ticket and just put it in some safe place where you will not forget about it. We honestly hope the lucky lottery winner will manage to claim his prize as soon as possible. Lottery winning numbers

This ticket is just one of many which could expire in the following months. More than $100 million in lottery prizes have gone unclaimed for months and months. However, even if the lucky winners will never come forth, the money will still be used for good causes as it will be donated to education, veteran services, infrastructure and various other useful things.

Mega Millions is among the most popular lottery games in the world. It can be played in 42 states, and its mechanics could not be simpler. All the players need to do is pick out five numbers from a pool of 1 to 56 and a Mega Ball from a pool of 1 to 46. If a player gets all the numbers right, he is eligible for the massive jackpot which usually starts at around $12 million. The largest Mega Millions jackpot was won in Massachusetts by a retired janitor. The person managed to walk out of the state lottery with a $294 million jackpot and her life was forever changed.

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