Joe Raedle
- A winning $36 million lottery ticket went unclaimed in Florida.
- The would-be winner missed the deadline to claim their winnings after a 180-day window.
- 80% of the unclaimed prize will be transferred to a trust fund for education.
Somebody in Florida could be walking around blissfully unaware they forfeited the opportunity to become instantly rich.
A lottery participant lost out on $36 million when they failed to announce their winning ticket before the deadline, said the Florida Lottery.
The 180-day claim period for the Mega Millions August drawing ended with the 11th of February deadline.