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Easy Come, Easy Go: $50 Million Jackpot Gone
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Sep 10, 9:22 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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