10-03-2025
$100,000 unclaimed winning Powerball ticket will soon expire
CHICAGO (WGN) — Time is running out for the winner of a $100,000 Powerball ticket to claim their prize.
The winning ticket was purchased for the March 23, 2024 drawing at Huck's, at 315 E. Calumet Street in Centralia, in the southern part of the state.
Illinois Lottery winners have one year from the date of winning to claim their prizes. Lottery officials advise players to write their names on the backs of winning tickets and keep them in a safe place until they are ready to make a claim.
This unclaimed Powerball ticket is one of eleven Illinois Lottery prizes currently unclaimed, all totaling $5.35 million.
The Illinois Lottery was founded in 1974. Since last year, proceeds go to the state's Common School Fund and other causes as directed by statute. The Illinois Lottery website details how the money is used.
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