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Powerball players may want to make sure they’re looking more closely at their numbers after each drawing.

In about two weeks — on May 5 — a ticket purchased in Michigan a year earlier and worth $1 million will expire. And just last month in Maryland, no one came forward by the deadline to claim a $10 million Powerball prize. 

“You need to check your ticket for all prize levels,” said Carole Gentry, spokesperson for Maryland Lottery and Gaming. “Just because you haven’t won the jackpot doesn’t mean you didn’t win another prize.”

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Powerball’s top prize for Wednesday night’s drawing is $370 million — making the unclaimed lower-tier prizes pale in comparison. Yet some jackpots also have gone unclaimed by their winners over the years in both Powerball and Mega Millions. 

They range from a ticket sold in Florida in 2013 that was worth $16.5 million (representing one-third of a $50 million jackpot split three ways) to a $77.1 million prize in 2011, with the winning ticket purchased in Georgia.

And beyond the top prizes, there are lesser amounts that also can end up unclaimed, whether due to loss of a ticket, forgetting to review the winning numbers or other mishaps.

On top of the multi-state games, there are state-specific lotteries with prizes that never make it in the hands of winners.

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រដ្ឋនីមួយៗដែលចូលរួមក្នុង Powerball និង Mega Millions មានច្បាប់ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនសម្រាប់រយៈពេលដែលអ្នកឈ្នះអាចទទួលបានរង្វាន់របស់ពួកគេ។ អ្នកខ្លះអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យបីឬប្រាំមួយខែខណៈពេលដែលអ្នកផ្សេងទៀតផ្តល់ឱ្យពេញមួយឆ្នាំគិតចាប់ពីថ្ងៃនៃការគូរ។

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And from there, it depends on the state’s rules. In some jurisdictions, the funds must go back to players in the form of bonus prizes or second-chance contests. In other places, the unclaimed amounts also may go toward specific purposes such as education funding.

The chance of winning Mega Millions is 1 in about 302 million. For Powerball, it’s 1 in 292 million.