Powerball fever is at peak level today with tonight's jackpot worth $1.9 billion. One of the worst nightmares of any lottery player must be having the winning numbers but losing your ticket. Then there are those who just plain forgot they played and never checked to see if they won. Lots of lottery tickets that were big winners go unclaimed. Most of that money goes to education according to the Florida Lottery website. Then they say 20% goes back in to the pot for future drawings.
According to lottery.net, these are 3 big winning tickets yet to be claimed here in the Tampa area.
Largo
Purchased at: Michael's Food Store, 1787 Indian Rocks Road South
Florida Fantasy 5 ticket that's worth $83,089.
Deadline: March 18, 2023
Tampa
Purchased at: Wawa #5183, 1760 Hillsborough Avenue
Florida Fantasy 5 ticket that's worth $28,655.
Deadline: April 2, 2023
Brooksville
Purchased at: Racetrac #109, 9410 Cortez Boulevard
Florida Fantasy 5 ticket that's worth $61,736.
Deadline: April 24, 2023
There was no big jackpot winner again last night with Powerball. That means the jackpot now could break the record... they're thinking $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing. Should you pick the right numbers, curious to know which celebs you'll be rubbing elbows with? You won't be Oprah rich. She'll still have about 3 times as much money as you... BUT according to the website Celebrity Net Worth, you'll be richer than these 10 celebs.
[Source: Celebrity Net Worth]
Mick Jagger
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesWin the big one Saturday night and you'll be THREE times as rich as Mick. You'll have moves like Jagger... and then some.
Madonna
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Win PowerBall Saturday night and you'll be TWICE as rich as Madonna. She's said to be worth $850 million. Strike a pose.
Kim Kardashian
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for ULTA Beauty / KKW BeautyIf you win, next week the Kardashians will be keeping up with YOU. Kim is said to be worth $1.4 billion.
Celine Dion
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)She'll have to add some dates to that Vegas residency to catch up with you. She's only worth $800 million, according to the site... and that might be in Canadian.
Sir Paul McCartney
(Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)Yes, you'll seriously be richer than a Beatle. Twist and shout!
Jimmy Buffett
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Escape To MargaritavilleYou can afford two and half times as many margaritas than Jimmy. Even with all that merchandising, he's said to be worth $600 million.
Jerry Seinfeld
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThey say he's not even a billionaire. So he might not be able to get in to your billionaire country club - unless you're nice enough to invite him.
Dolly Parton
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesIf I win $1.5 billion, I might cut Dolly a check myself so we're even. She's worth a mere $650 million, according to the site.
Tom Cruise
John Phillips/Getty Images for Paramount PicturesTom Cruise owns a penthouse in Clearwater near the Scientology Headquarters in the downtown area.
Bono
Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesIf you see him on the street and he's talking about how wealthy he is, you can ask "U2?" He'll be forced to laugh - it's an unwritten rule. You always laugh at jokes from people richer than you. When you compare bank statements, you'll get a chuckle since you have more than twice the money he does. You found what you're looking for. $1.5 billion. He still hasn't.
