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A winning lottery ticket in the amount of $340,608 was purchased two months ago from Al's Market in Westminster yet the winner has not yet stepped forward to bask in lotto winning glory, according to LA Now. The ticket matched five of six numbers missing the "mega number" 43, but $340k is nothing to shake a stick at so folks are wondering where the winner may be and the California Lottery is asking all lotto players "in and around Westminster to check all their tickets." Could it be you? Check your pockets. Check your wallets. Check everything. Lotto winers have 180 days to claim the prize and 60 of those have already passed. The clock is ticking...