Winning $1 million lottery ticket may go unclaimed

Officials tell news that a “northern Iowa man said he knew he had a winning Powerball ticket, but he had to double-check his numbers several times to learn just how much he’d won”.

The multi-state Powerball lottery game is changing the way the system works to make bigger jackpots.

After working at a Michigan fiberglass factory for the last 23 years, Powerball jackpot victor Julie Leach announced that she has quit her “nasty, dirty job”. There was no Powerball winning numbers last night 10/7/15 of the jackpot prize. Four players matched five of the main numbers to win $1 million each. If the ticket is mailed to a lottery office, it must be postmarked by no later than Thursday.

The new millionaire said he is funding his retirement with his winnings, but plans to have a little fun too. ‘I stopped at the Shell station and bought 10 Powerball plays for $20.

Leach said she has accepted the lump sum cash option of $197.4 million, which, after taxes, equates to $140 million. She then went back to work and asked one of her co-workers to verify the numbers.