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Bakersfield MEGA Millions(R) Ticket Worth $245,771 Still Unclaimed
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - California Lottery officials remain anxious for the winner – or winners – of a ticket worth $245,771 to come forward to claim the winning prize from last week.
The MEGA Millions ticket was purchased in Bakersfield at a Circle K located at 5634 Stine Road. The winning ticket for the August 26 draw matched the first five numbers – 6, 16, 24, 34 and 36 – and missed only the Mega number of 30. Lottery officials say that most tickets are claimed within the first few days after a draw. Less than 2 percent of prizes go unclaimed.
The California Lottery recommends winners to sign the back of their tickets, keep tickets in a safe place and contact Lottery officials or visit your local Lottery District Office (http://www.calottery.com/AboutUs/Locations) as soon as possible. Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
For the fiscal year 2006-2007, more than $29 million in prizes went unclaimed. Players can always check past winning numbers by visiting the Lottery’s Web site at www.calottery.com, select the game played and click on the link to “Winning Numbers.â€
More than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the community in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on Lottery products to public education and returns more than 50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed more than $20 billion to California schools out of total sales of nearly $55 billion. Retailers benefit too, earning $3.5 billion in compensation since 1985.
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