$1 Million Prize May Go Unclaimed, Says Virginia Lottery

The deadline is fast approaching for the person who bought a $1 million lottery ticket to claim his or her prize, the Virginia Lottery announced Tuesday.

The winning ticket in the Mega Millions drawing for Sept. 16, 2016, was bought at a convenience store in Chesapeake, in southeastern Virginia. But as of Tuesday, no one had come forward with the ticket to claim the prize, the state agency said.

The deadline is 5 p.m. on March 15. Under state law, winning lottery tickets expire 180 days after the drawing. Unclaimed prizes go to Virginia’s Literary Fund, which supports the state's education system.

The winning numbers for the Sept. 16 drawing were 13-21-28-34-40, and the Mega Ball number was 15. The winning ticket matched the first five numbers and missed only the Mega Ball number, the Virginia Lottery said.

The odds of winning the $1 million prize in Mega Millions are one in 18,492,204. If you have the winning ticket, call the Virginia Lottery immediately at 804-692-7000 or 757-825-7800.

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