A $2 million Powerball ticket has gone unclaimed in Texas and the money now goes to the state.
The ticket hit all five numbers, but not the Powerball number on October 27. It was sold in College Station Texas and the winner had 180 days to claim the prize.
“A ticket holder forfeits any claim to a prize for a draw game after the expiration of the 180th day following the draw date,” according to Texas Lottery rules. Deadlines may be extended for eligible members of the U.S. military.
With the prize unclaimed, the money reverts back to the state for programs authorized by the Texas Legislature, a spokesman for the Texas Lottery Commission told CNBC.
Each of the 44 states that participate in lotteries, such as the Powerball and Mega Millions, decide independently what they want to do with unclaimed lotto money.
One other Powerball winner in the state was able to make the April 25 deadline the $2 million ticket faced. A resident of Lumberton, Texas, who chose to remain anonymous, came forward to claim a second-tier Powerball prize worth $1 million just hours before it was set to expire.
