Check your pocket: ticket unclaimed of worth millions , including the $2.04 billion Powerball.

Surprisingly many lottery winners never really use their winning ticket.

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“Millions of dollars in California Lottery prize money go unclaimed each year — something I don’t think a lot of people realize,” Carolyn Becker, a deputy director of the California Lottery,

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The purchaser of a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball ticket in California has yet to come forward.

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November is the deadline for this recipient to claim their award.

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The situation may surpass a lottery jackpot record that has stood for more than ten years if no one claims the winnings.

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A $77 million Powerball ticket bought in Georgia in 2011 holds the record for the biggest unclaimed prize in US history.

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Unclaimed lottery earnings, however, are a problem in other jurisdictions as well.

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Lottery officials claim that every year, millions of dollars go overlooked across the country.

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In Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington state, and other states, payouts totaling more than $1 million have gone unclaimed.

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