By Todd Northrop
A lottery ticket worth $4.5 million bought at an Indianapolis grocery store last August is set to expire in two weeks.
The Hoosier Lotto ticket was purchased at Marsh Supermarket located at 1435 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, Indiana, and matched all 6 numbers. The Aug. 17, 2016, winning numbers were 16, 17, 19, 22, 43, and 44.
The ticket holder has until 5 p.m. EDT on Feb. 13, 2017, to claim the winnings. The ticket holder should sign the back immediately and contact Hoosier Lottery customer service at 1-800-955-6886 for specific claim instructions. The prize must be claimed at Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis.
All Hoosier Lottery draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing.
The odds of winning the jackpot in the Hoosier Lotto game are 1 in 9,366,819.
Problems I wish I had....while I sat there biding my time to claim it once the sticker shock had worn off.
I don't think I would recover if I found that ticket after it expired.
Over here the lottery comission just extended the expiration from 13 weeks to 3 years + the time until December 31, so little risk of that happening to me.
That's a huge jump in expiration times I think...maybe too long?
This morning found four lottery tickets just laying around from November, checked them all and naturally not a winner among them. (they were all out of state).
Here's to Angela keeping the Donald in line!!
I think those are the new expiration dates on the law books, they apply to a slew of items which I know nothing about.
I don't think anything can keep the Donald in line, not even the courts.
I hope it expires
Its not mine!
.
People, you must keep track of your doggone tickets.
4.5 million is nothing to sneeze at.
I wish I had that missing ticket.
(though something tells me the winner is just waiting until the last minute to cash in).
Having in your possession the winning ticket has a direct bearing on your increased happiness.Never let luck expire on you,whoever you are.
Wow. I don't think it's my ticket.
Music* To quote Tom Hanks line from the movie " Castaway."
" We live and die by time, and we must not commit the sin of turning our back on time. "
WOW! I always place my tickets on my refrigerator with my magnet. Every morning i check them to see if i have won. Hard to believe that this much money will expire. 4.5 million.....wow!
Update for this story , it did expire as no one came forward with a claim
http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/time-runs-winner-claim-45m-hoosier-lotto-prize-114166/