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February 18, 2010
The clock is ticking. A Virginia Lottery player is in danger of missing out on $250,000.
Someone bought a Mega Millions ticket for the August 25, 2009, Mega Millions drawing at Parham Pit Stop, 807 East Parham Road in Richmond. When the winning numbers were drawn, it matched the first five numbers to win Mega Millions’ second prize of $250,000
Since then, Lottery officials have waited for the winner to claim his or her prize. Now that winner must hurry. The ticket expires at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22.
The winning numbers for that drawing were 3-12-19-22-40 and the Mega Ball was 2.
According to Virginia Lottery rules, winning tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. All Virginia Lottery unclaimed prize money goes to the state Literary Fund. The Literary Fund is used solely for educational purposes, such as school construction, renovation and teacher retirement funding. Since its inception in 1988, the Lottery has transferred more than $190.1 million in unclaimed prizes to the Literary Fund.
The person holding this ticket should contact the Virginia Lottery immediately (804-692-7000).
Nearly 95 cents of each dollar spent on the Virginia Lottery by players goes back to the Commonwealth in the form of contributions to education, prizes and retailer commissions. Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been designated solely to K-12 public school education in the Commonwealth. In that time, the Lottery has turned over more than $4 billion for Virginia’s public schools. The latest annual profits of $439.1 million currently represent about 7 percent of state funding for public education in Virginia. In 21 years, the Lottery has sold more than $21.1 billion in tickets, awarded more than $1.1 billion in retailer commissions and paid more than $11.6 billion in prizes to players.
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