Time is running out for a mystery lottery winner to claim their prize in Michigan, as a $250,000 Powerball ticket is set to expire on Tuesday. According to FOX 17, the Michigan Lottery held the drawing on Tuesday and the winning numbers were 01-03-07-16-66, with Powerball 05.
The lucky winner, whoever they are, purchased the ticket at Kroger on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills; they matched four white balls and the Powerball, which multiplied a $50,000 win to $250,000 through the game's Power Play feature, as first reported by WOODTV, a hefty sum that, if not claimed at Lottery Headquarters in Lansing before the deadline, will bolster Michigan's state School Aid Fund.
Representatives of the Michigan Lottery encourage the ticket holder to call their Player Relations division at 844-917-6325 to set up an appointment to collect their prize, warning that Powerball tickets are only valid for one year from the drawing date, a detail underscored by Mid-Michigan Now.
The unclaimed prize highlights the importance of routinely checking lottery tickets; with the Kroger store located at 4099 Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills possibly facing the unique distinction of having sold a quarter-million-dollar ticket that slipped through the cracks while a similar predicament faces the owner of a $390,000 Lucky For Life ticket also nearing expiration which was sold at Merriman Drugs in Livonia, as the Michigan Lottery points out—both potential game-changers for individuals, but only if acted upon swiftly before time expires.
