Oh, Florida! In two months, there have been two multimillion-dollar jackpots — from two different games — that expired here.
In one scenario, someone bought a Florida Lotto ticket worth $44 million from an Orlando-area gas station, and it expired six months later. In the other, someone bought a Mega Millions ticket at a Jacksonville Publix worth $36 million one week after a Publix in nearby Neptune Beach sold the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.58 billion.
So, in total, how much did “Florida” lose with these two unclaimed jackpots? A whopping $80 million.
Ouch.
Here’s what we know about the unclaimed jackpots from Florida and other missed opportunities to collect a lottery prize.
Who sold winning Mega Millions ticket in Florida worth $36 million that expired?
Publix, 4495 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, sold a Quick Pick ticket worth $36 million for the Aug. 15, 2023, Mega Millions drawing. The deadline to claim was midnight ET Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, aka Super Bowl Sunday.
The winning Mega Millions numbers for Aug. 15, 2023, were 18-39-42-57-63 and the Mega Ball was 7. Multiplier was 3x.