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    A $44 million lotto ticket in Florida has expired. Here's what will happen to the money

    Author: Editors Desk Source: NBC News
    December 13, 2023 at 08:35
    An ad for the Florida Lottery on a billboard along the Florida Turnpike in Ocoee, Fla., on Oct. 27, 2020. Phelan M. Ebenhack via AP file
    An ad for the Florida Lottery on a billboard along the Florida Turnpike in Ocoee, Fla., on Oct. 27, 2020. Phelan M. Ebenhack via AP file

    The prize winnings will now go to a fund to support Florida public education and a 20% cut will return to the prize pool.

    A $44 million winning lottery ticket in Florida from June 14 expired midnight Monday after no one came forward to claim the prize money, the Florida Lottery Commission said. 

    In the Sunshine State, winners have 180 days to redeem their prize.

    With no winner coming forward, 80% of the unclaimed prize funds will be transferred directly to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, which supports the state's public education system, and the remaining 20% will return to the prize pool, according to lotto officials. 

    The winning ticket had been purchased at a Sunoco Express in Kissimmee in Central Florida.

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