Winning Powerball ticket sold in Virginia hasn’t been claimed, and time’s running out

Someone holding a winning Powerball ticket sold in Virginia is running out of time to claim the prize.

The player narrowly missed the jackpot but still won $150,000 in the Saturday, Jan. 20 drawing, according to a July 8 news release from the Virginia Lottery.

The ticket was sold at a Park N Shop convenience store in Franklin, which is part of the Hampton Roads area, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The ticket-holder matched four out of five white balls and the red Powerball to win a third-tier prize that would have been worth $50,000, but Power Play tripled the amount.

The numbers were 16-31-34-47-65 and a Powerball number of 10.

In Virginia, winners have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prize, marking a deadline of Thursday, July 18 for that drawing, lottery officials said. The ticket was still unclaimed as of July 9.

“Unclaimed prizes, by law, go to Virginia’s Literary Fund, which provides low-interest loans to localities for public school construction, renovations and technology upgrades,” according to lottery officials.

Franklin is about a 10-mile drive from the North Carolina border and about a 60-mile drive southwest from Virginia Beach.

What to know about Powerball

To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.

The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.

Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.

Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This story was originally published July 9, 2024 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Winning Powerball ticket sold in Virginia hasn’t been claimed, and time’s running out."