A twist on the other side of the Atlantic. A Powerball lottery player in the United States has not come to claim his prize, and this 6 months following the victorious draw dating from September 2021. His astronomical gain of 10 million dollars will be donated to the State of Maryland. This was the very first jackpot win for the Double Play option of the Powerball, it will ultimately not go between the but of this very unlucky winner, like the Loto de Loire-Atlantique winner and his 6 million euros.
Powerball Double Play: a still little-known option
Launched in August 2021 with the third draw on Monday, the Powerball Double Play option allows players who wish to play for a second draw with the same numbers they previously ticked for the main draw. Similar to the Loto 2nd draw option, Double Play allows American players to win up to $10 million.
This is exactly what happened for a player from Maryland on the evening of September 27, 2021. Thanks to the winning numbers: 2, 27, 51, 62, 66, and the Powerball 1this player was able to win 10 million dollars, automatically giving $10,000 to his seller… But that, it was if this lucky guy had taken the time to claim his prize…
Unclaimed gain: 10 million dollars flew away
In the state of Maryland, players have 182 days following a draw to claim their prize via their game receipt. Won on September 27, the $10 million prize went “under the nose” of this player March 31, 2022, and that definitively.
In France, the Lotery provides foreclosure of winnings from the 61st day following a draw. If the jackpot winnings are collected by the FDJ in Metropolitan France where the other intermediate winnings are collected by the State, the legislation of Maryland sees all unclaimed lottery winnings being reserved for players through the intermediary of “funds of state lottery. So, ignoring his $10 million win, this unlucky “lucky”
If millions of dollars remain forever unclaimed in American Powerball, it is extremely rare that these winnings concern jackpots of an amount as impressive as this winning of 10 million dollars, recalls Seth Elkin of the Maryland Lottery.
Powerball : record jackpot of 325 million dollars
Chance of the calendar, while this unwon jackpot puts a bit of bad luck in the hearts of Powerball players, the current kitty, meanwhile, promises a very nice party for whoever will win it.
Thus, the next draw on Saturday April 16, 2022 provides for a jackpot of 325 million dollars.a record for this year 2022 which is reminiscent of the historic highs of recent years, and in particular the record gain of 1.5 billion euros won in 2016 by three lucky people.
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