Countdown to Claim $10,000 PowerBall Prize

According to the Rhode Island Lottery, time is running out for a $10,000 PowerBall ticket to be claimed! The ticket is set to expire on June 25. In addition to this prize, there is another $357,047 worth of unclaimed high tier PowerBall, Mega Millions and Wild Money prizes sold in Rhode Island. Players have a year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize before it is turned over to the State’s General Fund. 

The following is a list of drawing dates, prize values, game names and the retailer locations where the unclaimed winning tickets were purchased.

Drawing Date

Prize Amount

Game

Retailer

6/25/2011

$10,000

PowerBall®

7-Eleven, 535 Reservoir Ave., Cranston

10/3/2011

$10,000

PowerBall®

Tropical Liquors, 310 Cranston St., Providence

12/2/2011

$10,000

Mega Millions®

Cumberland Farms, 377 Post Rd., Warwick

12/30/2011

$10,000

Mega Millions®

Stop & Shop, 300 Quaker Ln., Warwick

3/30/2012

$250,000

Mega Millions®

Colbea Enterprises, 207 East Main Rd., Middletown

4/5/2012

$47,047

Wild Money

Rite Aid, 2136 Mendon Rd., Cumberland

4/27/2012

$10,000

Mega Millions®

Shaw's Supermarket, 757 Taunton Ave., East Providence

5/15/2012

$10,000

Mega Millions®

AJ's Variety, 1031 Plainfield St., Johnston

Archives for the past twelve months of drawings can be found on the Rhode Island Lottery's Website Winning Numbers pages. With this reminder to check old and new tickets, the Lottery is hopeful that the lucky winners will come forward and claim their prizes soon.

The PowerBall winner from this past Saturday's drawing had no intentions of waiting long to claim his $10,000 prize. The North Scituate man said he was a nervous wreck holding onto the winning ticket until he could take the time from work to collect his winnings. Cindy's Diner at 46 Hartford Ave., North Scituate, sold the winning ticket. The winner said he often frequents the diner for breakfast, but hasn't revealed to them that he was the lucky winner.  He is planning to use the money to pay bills. 

There was also an Instant Ticket winner from Coventry who claimed a $20,000 prize on the Lucky Times 20 game. This winner had bought five tickets to bring to his friend's birthday celebration. He gave each person a ticket, and kept one for himself. Someone won $20, another person won $100, and he was the big winner of $20,000. at 1100 Main St., Coventry, sold the winning ticket. There are now 50 $20,000 prizes left to be won in the Lucky Times 20 Instant Game.