Ticket Sold in Las Cruces
ALBUQUERQUE – The player with a winning Powerball ticket worth $10,000 has until Jan. 24 to claim the prize from the New Mexico Lottery.
The prize-winning ticket is from the game’s Oct. 26 drawing. It was purchased in Las Cruces at Pic Quik No. 10 located at 825 Avenida De Mesilla. It is not known if the player lives in Las Cruces, elsewhere in New Mexico or another state.
The ticket matches the red Powerball of 6 and four of the five winning white ball numbers of 1, 18, 21, 39 and 55.
To claim the $10,000 prize, the player must return the ticket to the lottery by Jan. 24 at 4:30 p.m. Lottery officials said the winning ticket should be signed immediately since it is a bearer instrument.
Prizes for all New Mexico Lottery drawing games must be claimed within 90 calendar days of the draw date. Deadlines to claim prizes are printed on the back of all New Mexico Lottery tickets.
If unclaimed, the $10,000 prize will be returned to the prize pool for future New Mexico Lottery games.
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Since its inception in 1996, the lottery has raised $503 million for education and more than 75,000 students have attended college on Legislative Lottery Scholarships.