HARTFORD, Conn. — Could somebody be carrying a $254 million lottery ticket and not even know it? Did someone buy the ticket while passing through the state and forget about it? Or is the winner of the biggest jackpot in Connecticut history first consulting a financial adviser?
The search is still on for the winner of the Nov. 2 Powerball drawing, with billboards across the state urging the ticket holder to step forward. The person who bought the ticket at an undisclosed location in Fairfield County has six months to claim the prize, which ranks as the 12th-biggest jackpot in Powerball history. If no winner comes forward by April 30, the money will go back to the states that fed the pot.
A spokeswoman for the Connecticut Lottery Corp. said that nobody has made a claim with the winning combination — 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36.
“We’re on a kind of holding pattern until they come in,” Linda Tarnowski said. “You really don’t know. Someone could have gone in with a group and they’re waiting to split it up. Maybe they’re talking to a financial adviser or attorney. It could be they’re waiting for a new tax year.”
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