Powerball ticket worth $138 million expires in Ohio. What happens to the money?
No one came forward to claim a $138 million Powerball prize in Ohio — and now the ticket has expired, lottery officials said.
The jackpot-winning ticket, bought in Huber Heights on July 3, matched all five numbers and the Powerball number.
The ticket’s numbers, which were automatically selected, matched the winning numbers 2-26-33-55-57, and the Powerball number 22.
The player purchased the ticket at a Walmart.
From the day of the drawing, the winner had 180 days to claim their prize, but no one claimed the jackpot by the Dec. 30 deadline.
The $138 million could have been paid out over 30 years or as a cash option of $65.8 million. Instead, the unclaimed prize will be disturbed across a fund that helps support education in Ohio, according to a Jan. 2 news release.
Huber Heights is about a 10-mile drive northeast from Dayton.
What to know about Powerball
To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338.
Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.
Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
This story was originally published January 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM with the headline "Powerball ticket worth $138 million expires in Ohio. What happens to the money?."
