Mar 13, 2009 1:38 pm US/Pacific
Some Big-Winning Lottery Tickets Going Unclaimed
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ―
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Are you a unknowing lottery winner?
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Do you have a winning lottery ticket and don't know it?
It's possible. The state is holding on to hundreds of thousands of dollars in Fantasy 5, Super Lotto and Mega Millions jackpots unclaimed by people who forgot to check their numbers.
And in these hard, economic times...who can afford to toss money away!?
*Here is a breakdown, courtesy of California Lottery, of the unclaimed winning tickets.
Date Purchased: 10/29/2008
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $115,642
Retailer: San Francisco Gifts and News
Address: 350 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
Date Purchased: 1/27/2009
Game: MEGA Millions
Amount: $135,177
Retailer: Raley's
Address: 4900 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95758
Date Purchased: 2/11/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $114,117
Retailer: 7-Eleven
Address: 2600 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
Date Purchased: 2/22/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $118,752
Retailer: 7-Eleven 234-18584
Address: 401 Waverly Street, Palo Alto CA, 94301
Date Purchased: 2/24/2009
Game: MEGA Millions
Amount: $211,387
Retailer: Avenue Liquor
Address: 878 Orange Avenue, Coronado CA 92118
Date Purchased: 2/27/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $115,846
Retailer: 7-Eleven 2234-24109
Address: 40820 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538
Date Purchased: 3/5/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $117,487
Retailer: Welcome Books & Gifts
Address: 1611 South Azusa Avenue, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
Date Purchased: 3/8/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $272,000
Retailer: Central Liquor Store
Address: 129 West Central Avenue #A, Lompoc, CA 93436
Date Purchased: 3/10/2009
Game: MEGA Millions
Amount: $284,192
Retailer: The Donut Cafe
Address: 2090 A First Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Date Purchased: 3/11/2009
Game: Fantasy 5
Amount: $195,501
Retailer: Joy Mobil
Address: 900 W Sepulveda, Harbor City, CA 90710
*List May Be Incomplete
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