The $600 million Powerball jackpot held May 18 was record breaking. It drew millions of people trying to beat the odds to become a multimillionaire.
While the big winner who purchased their ticket in Florida has still not come forward, Bothell has a bit of Powerball intrigue from that drawing.
Someone purchased a winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million in Bothell for that same drawing and has yet to come forward.
“Sometimes people have to wait a few days,” said Maria Loida of Curator Public Relations, which handles communications for the Washington State Lottery Commission. “It kind of depends on the winner when they claim the prize. But they usually come forward within a week.”
Loida said that the Washington State Lottery cannot disclose the business that sold the winning ticket until the winner comes forward because the winning amount does not surpass a threshold set by the state.
The winning ticket matched five numbers minus the Powerball number and holds the key to the second tier prize for the drawing.
Loida said that the winner can come forward at any time before the ticket expires to claim their prize by visiting a Washington’s Lottery regional office. The nearest office to Bothell is Washington Lottery’s Everett office located at 11419 19th Avenue S.E., Suite A106.
The winning numbers on the unclaimed ticket are 10-13-14-22-52. The Powerball number for the drawing was 11.
Washington’s Lottery is urging players to check their tickets, as they are eager to meet the Evergreen State’s newest millionaire.
The winner has until Nov. 14, 2013 to claim the prize. Otherwise the ticket will expire.
That ticket is not the largest outstanding prize in Washington state. The March 15 Lotto game generated a $3.3 million prize that has yet to be claimed. In that drawing the winning ticket was purchased in Lynnwood and expires on Sept. 21, 2013.
All 12 other Washington state unclaimed lottery prizes are worth $10,000 each.
For more information about Washington’s Lottery, winning numbers, and retailers, visit walottery.com.