Discover how state laws create a patchwork of privacy rights, making your pre-win decision about where to buy your ticket the most important one.

One California winner did exactly that. Learn how a $197 million Mega Millions ticket expired after six months, and why strict deadlines leave fortunes unclaimed.

An Austin Powerball winner's $1 million ticket is still missing and nearing its expiration. It's not in a vault, but likely in a pocket, a cupholder, or that one kitchen drawer.

A Dublin couple experienced this exact phenomenon with their €3.7 million jackpot. Learn about the brain's surprising self-preservation mechanism when faced with extreme financial change.

A single jackpot ticket from the July 25, 2026 draw, sold at Obama Plaza in Moneygall, remains unclaimed. Imagine finding that ticket in your old jacket!

The Happy Trails Trust claimed a $60 million Mega Millions prize. This winner's choice reveals that lottery anonymity isn't about disappearing, but about crafting a new public story.