Winning $150,000 lottery ticket in Bend will expire next month
Published 12:30 pm Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- The Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland that sold a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, is seen on April 8. Oregon authorities say an immigrant from Laos who has cancer won the jackpot, along with a friend.
Someone in Bend could be sitting on an unclaimed prize of $150,000.
A $150,000 lottery ticket purchased in Bend will expire Oct. 9 should no one step forward with the winning numbers by then.
The Oregon Lottery announced Wednesday that three tickets purchased across the state totaling more than $250,000 have gone unclaimed and are set to expire in the coming weeks.
The Bend winner purchased a Powerball ticket in the 97701 ZIP code, which covers northeast Bend.
“It’s time to check your junk drawer, coat pockets, and under the couch — anywhere a ticket could disappear,” said Heidi Quiring, the Oregon Lottery manager of player services. “After a year, the prizes can no longer be claimed.”
Unclaimed prizes go back to the state and are distributed to Oregon Lottery beneficiaries. In the past year, $7.5 million in unclaimed prizes were given back to the state, according to a news release.
Prizes $50,000 and above can be claimed by appointment at the Salem and Wilsonville prize payment centers.
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