• Education
    • Higher Education
    • Scholarships & Grants
    • Online Learning
    • School Reforms
    • Research & Innovation
  • Lifestyle
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Home & Living
    • Relationships & Family
  • Technology & Startups
    • Software & Apps
    • Startup Success Stories
    • Startups & Innovations
    • Tech Regulations
    • Venture Capital
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cybersecurity
    • Emerging Technologies
    • Gadgets & Devices
    • Industry Analysis
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
Today Headline
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
Today Headline
No Result
View All Result
Home World News Us & Canada

Mystery Mega Millions player is owed $197.5 million — until Saturday

December 5, 2024
in Us & Canada
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
Mystery Mega Millions player is owed $197.5 million — until Saturday
6
SHARES
12
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Somewhere out there is an oblivious multimillionaire.

In December of last year, they bought one of two winning Mega Millions tickets at a Chevron gas station in Encino, and now they are owed $197.5 million in lottery dough.

Until Saturday.

After that, ignorance will be bliss for the would-be moneybags.

“We would love to see the rightful winner get their prize money,” Carolyn Becker, spokesperson for the California Lottery, said Wednesday. But if Saturday’s deadline for claiming the prize passes, “my hypothesis and hope is that the winner never knows.”

This mystery winner was part of an incredibly rare draw for the Mega Millions lottery.

The winning tickets were sold in the same month at the same California gas station — and they were the only two winning tickets in the nation.

Becker couldn’t say exactly how rare an occurrence that is, but she noted that Mega Millions is a multistate game, and California alone has 23,000-plus retailers who sell tickets.

“When this happened last year,” she told The Times, “my mind was like that little emoji where the brain is exploding.”

If the golden ticket holder does not come forward by Saturday, however, there is a silver lining.

The money will go to California schools. Not all of it, though. It becomes the California Lottery’s job to refund money back to the states that contributed to the pot. Becker said about $80.5 million will be returned to the other states, and around $13.8 million will be divvied up among California schools.

Schools have profited regularly from people losing, tossing or otherwise just spacing on their winning lottery tickets.

“It’s fair to say in the last five to 10 years, we have averaged about $40 million to $50 million a year unclaimed,” Becker said of the state’s lottery games.

In October 2025, the California Lottery will mark 40 years since selling its first ticket. Over that time, more than $1 billion has gone unclaimed, she said, “and that all funnels to schools.”



Source link

Tags: california lotterycalifornia schoolcarolyn beckerdeadlinelast yearMegamega millions ticketmillionMillionsMysterymystery mega millions playerowedpartplayerprize moneyrare drawsaturdaystateticketwednesdaywinner
Previous Post

December 05, 2024 – 0200 UTC

Next Post

Zenas BioPharma CEO Leon O. Moulder Jr. purchases $718,100 in stock By Investing.com todayheadline

Related Posts

Man wakes up to find a giant cargo ship in his yard

Man wakes up to find a giant cargo ship in his yard

May 23, 2025
3
Police remain silent as Nova Scotia missing kids investigation hits Week 3

Police remain silent as Nova Scotia missing kids investigation hits Week 3

May 23, 2025
3
Next Post
IMAC Holdings receives notification of deficiency from Nasdaq related to delayed filing of quarterly report on Form 10-Q By Investing.com

Zenas BioPharma CEO Leon O. Moulder Jr. purchases $718,100 in stock By Investing.com todayheadline

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

April 2, 2025
Pioneering 3D printing project shares successes

Product reduces TPH levels to non-hazardous status

November 27, 2024

Hospital Mergers Fail to Deliver Better Care or Lower Costs, Study Finds todayheadline

December 31, 2024

Police ID man who died after Corso Italia fight

December 23, 2024
Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power

Harris tells supporters ‘never give up’ and urges peaceful transfer of power

0
Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend's Mother

Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Mother

0

Trump ‘looks forward’ to White House meeting with Biden

0
Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

0
People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed todayheadline

May 23, 2025

Kinovo plc set for acquisition by Sureserve Compliance Holdings todayheadline

May 23, 2025
ET logo

Assam: Duliajan comes to a complete halt as student bodies, civil organisations call for bandh todayheadline

May 23, 2025

Species traits modulate ecological release in island red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) todayheadline

May 23, 2025

Recent News

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed todayheadline

May 23, 2025
2

Kinovo plc set for acquisition by Sureserve Compliance Holdings todayheadline

May 23, 2025
4
ET logo

Assam: Duliajan comes to a complete halt as student bodies, civil organisations call for bandh todayheadline

May 23, 2025
3

Species traits modulate ecological release in island red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) todayheadline

May 23, 2025
4

TodayHeadline is a dynamic news website dedicated to delivering up-to-date and comprehensive news coverage from around the globe.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Basketball
  • Business & Finance
  • Climate Change
  • Crime & Justice
  • Economic Policies
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Policies
  • Europe
  • Football
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Health
  • Medical Research
  • Mental Health
  • Middle East
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Politics
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Science & Environment
  • Software & Apps
  • Space Exploration
  • Sports
  • Stock Market
  • Technology & Startups
  • Tennis
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Us & Canada
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • World News

Recent News

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed

People danced in the streets of Damascus after Trump vowed to end all sanctions on Syria. His administration is unsure how best to proceed todayheadline

May 23, 2025

Kinovo plc set for acquisition by Sureserve Compliance Holdings todayheadline

May 23, 2025
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Technology & Startups
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 Todayheadline.co

Welcome Back!

OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Business & Finance
  • Corporate News
  • Economic Policies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Market Trends
  • Crime & Justice
  • Court Cases
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Cybercrime
  • Legal Reforms
  • Policing
  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Online Learning
  • Entertainment
  • Awards & Festivals
  • Celebrity News
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Health
  • Fitness & Nutrition
  • Medical Breakthroughs
  • Mental Health
  • Pandemic Updates
  • Lifestyle
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Food & Drink
  • Home & Living
  • Politics
  • Elections
  • Government Policies
  • International Relations
  • Legislative News
  • Political Parties
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Industry Analysis
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Policies
  • Medical Research
  • Science & Environment
  • Space Exploration
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • Sports
  • Tennis
  • Technology & Startups
  • Software & Apps
  • Startup Success Stories
  • Startups & Innovations
  • Tech Regulations
  • Venture Capital
  • Uncategorized
  • World News
  • Us & Canada
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Travel
  • Research & Innovation
  • Scholarships & Grants
  • School Reforms
  • Stock Market
  • TV & Streaming
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • About us
  • Contact

© 2024 Todayheadline.co