With our free press under threat and federal funding for public media gone, your support matters more than ever. Help keep the LAist newsroom strong, become a monthly member or increase your support today.
PSA: The person holding a lottery ticket worth nearly $200 million has just hours left to claim the prize
Money. Money. Money.
(
Chung Sung-Jun
/
Getty Images
)
Check your wallet. Check that jacket pocket. Check everywhere. A winning lottery ticket worth around $200 million is expiring at the end of Saturday (Dec. 7).
Details: The jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at a Chevron station located at 18081 Ventura Blvd. in Encino on Dec. 8, 2023, with the winning numbers 21, 26, 53, 66, 70 and 13.
Remarkably, it was one of two winning tickets sold at the same location that same day. Given both hit all the numbers, the $395 million jackpot is split in half.
Lottery officials said one of the winning prizes were claimed this past summer.
Sponsored message
“We have no way of knowing who has the second jackpot-winning ticket from that incredible night,” said Carolyn Becker, California Lottery spokesperson in a news release.
She also noted that while it would be a shame for someone to miss out on the jackpot, "all unclaimed prize money winds up helping support public education, so we can still feel good about it at the end of the day.”
Why now: The other winner out there has until today, Dec. 7, 2024, to claim that money.
How: If you are that lucky someone, you can bring your winning ticket and corresponding claim form to one of California Lottery's
nine offices
.
Or, you can fill out the paperwork, which is available here , and mail that along with the winning ticket to California Lottery headquarters. It must be postmarked on or before today. The recommendation is that you mail it via certified mail and save a copy of everything submitted.
Address:
- California Lottery Headquarters
- 730 North 10th Street
- Sacramento, CA 95811
At LAist, we believe in journalism without censorship and the right of a free press to speak truth to those in power. Our hard-hitting watchdog reporting on local government, climate, and the ongoing housing and homelessness crisis is trustworthy, independent and freely accessible to everyone thanks to the support of readers like you.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
But the game has changed: Congress voted to eliminate funding for public media across the country. Here at LAist that means a loss of $1.7 million in our budget every year. We want to assure you that despite growing threats to free press and free speech, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust. Speaking frankly, the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news in our community.
We’re asking you to stand up for independent reporting that will not be silenced. With more individuals like you supporting this public service, we can continue to provide essential coverage for Southern Californians that you can’t find anywhere else. Become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission.
Thank you for your generous support and belief in the value of independent news.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
