The luck of one unknown Floridian has run out, likely without them knowing they had any to begin with.
That’s because someone in Jacksonville purchased a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Publix, but ever since the Aug. 15 drawing, no one has stepped up to claim the $36 million prize.
The winner had 180 days to come forward, and that deadline arrived on Sunday. Still, no one came forward, and now the ticket and its payday are void.
If you’re just now seeing this and itching about what could have been, the winning numbers on the ticket were 18, 39, 42, 57 and 63. The Mega Ball number was 7 with a 3x multiplier.
Or perhaps you had the other winning ticket that went unclaimed in the state recently — this one worth $44 million from Florida Lotto. Some other lucky Floridian picked up the ticket from an Orlando-area gas station in June — but 180 days later, that ticket also expired when no one came forward.
So where does all this money go now?