It was reported just a few days ago that the Connecticut Lottery launched an advertising campaign to urge the Powerball winner of the biggest jackpot in the last 18 months to come forward and for everyone to be careful not only with the possession of their tickets but also with actually revising them one by one and signing them at the back. All of this should be so obvious, the procedure is logical and natural some people might think, but the truth is that with the rumor of another possible Powerball winner who claims to have lost the ticket surfacing, it makes you reach the conclusion that tickets are not handed as properly as they should. Lottery checker
So close to $254 million and yet so far away. That could be the case for a 21-year-old Danbury customer who said he had the winning ticket for the November 2nd Powerball drawing, however he cannot produce any proof because he but lost it.
The $254million prize was the biggest Powerball jackpot in Connecticut history and the 12th biggest jackpot in Powerball history. It was the ultimate ticket to financial freedom and to see all struggles come to an end, it made lottery players throughout the states to rush and try their luck at taking the prize home. And just when someone did match the numbers, that someone doesn´t come forward. It sounds almost like a conspiracy!
At a 7-Eleven on Mill Plain Road, owner Abu Sayed said a 21-year-old customer claimed to have lost the winning ticket: 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36. Lottery winning numbers
Sayed, however is skeptical.
“To get that money, his responsibility is to show the ticket. If he lost it, it is his fault,” he said.
Earlier another lottery retailer made the same claim with the result that with the media coverage, lottery sales picked up. All lottery officials know is that the ticket was sold at a location in Fairfield County, and they want the buyer to step forward and end the mystery. For this purpose they’ve urged people to check their Powerball tickets, using messages on billboards and display screens at 2,700 retailers across the state.
At stake is a $254.2million annuity paid over 29 years or a lump sum of nearly $152million in cash. The winner has six months to claim the prize. If no one comes forward by April 30th , the money will go back to the states that fed the pot.
And until then, most likely there will be more and more rumors springing from the fact that the winner is still missing. Whether it is a tactic or sheer forgetfulness what is producing all of these rumors we will discover in a few months.
