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A Chicago man won $1,3 billion in the lottery, but has not come for money for a month

The winner of the $1,34 billion Mega Millions jackpot may not know they have won this life-changing prize. The owner of the lucky ticket, who won the jackpot last month, still does not claim the prize, reports People.

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One extremely lucky Mega Millions winner became a billionaire after winning the $1,34 billion jackpot and he may not even know it.

Last month, an Illinois resident bought a winning ticket at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, near Chicago, according to the Illinois Lottery.

But as of August 26, he has yet to receive his prize, an Illinois Lottery official confirmed.

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Lottery officials are now urging everyone in the state to recheck their old tickets just to make sure they don't have the winning ticket, Hoda Kotb said during Friday's show.

While the winner has 12 months from the date of the draw to claim their prize, they only have 60 days from the date of the draw to choose the cash payment option or annual payments in accordance with Illinois Lottery rules. The cash lump sum option would bring in about $742,2 million.

“For a prize of this magnitude, it typically takes time for a winner to apply,” Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mace said in a previous statement. “I’m sure the winners go through a range of emotions.”

“We will work closely with the winner to respect any privacy concerns and support them in every way we can to ensure a positive winning experience,” Mays continued.

Under Illinois rules, those who win a prize of $125 or more can remain anonymous.

If the $1,3 billion Mega Millions prize goes unclaimed after the deadline, all of the money each participant spent to enter the jackpot will be refunded, according to the game's website.

This jackpot is the second largest in the lottery's 20-year history. In the winning ticket dated July 29, all six numbers matched - white balls 13, 36, 45, 47 and 67 - plus the golden Megaball 14.

“We are thrilled to witness one of the largest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” said Pat McDonald, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, following the initial announcement of the winning ticket. “We’re excited to find out who won and look forward to congratulating the winner soon!”

According to Mega Millions, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302. The largest US lottery jackpot was $575 billion from Powerball in 350.

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Mega Millions tickets are on sale in 45 states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands, where draws take place on Tuesdays and Fridays at 23:00 pm. ET. Tickets are sold online in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, but the purchaser must be located in that state.

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