Yahoo! News - Easy Come, Easy Go: $50 Million Jackpot Gone: "Wed Sep 10, 9:23 AM ET
MIAMI (Reuters) - It's too late. It was a lottery ticket worth $50 million and somebody had it in their pocket and didn't claim it and now it's too late.
Florida lottery officials say the person who bought a quick pick ticket at a Miami-area food market for the March 12 draw let the 180-day deadline pass on Tuesday.
'Somebody didn't get their $50 million,' lottery spokeswoman Sheila Griffin said. 'There is no second chance.'
It was the largest of 19 unclaimed jackpots in the 15-year history of the Florida Lottery. Winners have missed out on nearly $123 million.
'Our thought is that it was someone who was on vacation who went home and never checked their numbers,' Griffin said.
The previous highest unclaimed prize was $15 million in 1991.
The $50 million returns to the lottery, which uses it for special promotions that ultimately boost sales, Griffin said.
The winning numbers were 22-23-35-45-50-53. But they're just numbers now.
No one has ever tried to claim a prize after the deadline. If they did, it wouldn't do any good.
'Too late,' Griffin said."
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