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May 1, 2009
$10,000 PowerBall® Prize About to Expire
$280,000 Worth of PowerBall® Prizes Still Unclaimed
Someone may be about to throw away $10,000. One Rhode Island Lottery player bought a PowerBall® ticket for the May 7, 2008, drawing from Sam’s Food Store at 948 Eddie Dowling Hwy., North Smithfield, and has yet to claim the prize. In addition to this $10,000 prize, there is another $270,000 worth of unclaimed high tier PowerBall® prizes in Rhode Island. Players have a year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize before it is turned over to the State’s General Fund .
The following is a list of drawing dates, prize values and the retailer locations where the unclaimed winning PowerBall® tickets were purchased.
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Drawing Date |
Prize Amount |
Game |
Retailer |
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5/7/2008 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Sam's Food Store, 948 Eddie Dowling Hwy. North Smithfield |
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6/21/2008 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Colbea Enterprises, 525 Killingly St., Johnston |
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7/26/2008 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Jamestown Wine & Spirits, 30 Southwest Ave., Jamestown |
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12/17/2008 |
$200,000 |
PowerBall® |
Royal Liquor, 22 Pontiac Ave., Providence |
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12/27/2008 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
North Tiverton News, 15 Main Rd, Tiverton |
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1/3/2009 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Borderline Liquors, 1520 Newport Ave, Pawtucket |
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2/4/2009 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Paul's Shell, 1036 Reservoir Ave., Cranston |
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2/28/2009 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Sam's Food Store, 1348 Chalkstone Ave., Providence |
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2/28/2009 |
$10,000 |
PowerBall® |
Fox Grocery, 209 Benefit St., Pawtucket |
Archives for the past twelve months of drawings can be found on the Rhode Island Lottery's Website Winning Numbers page. With this reminder to check old and new tickets, the Lottery is hopeful that the lucky winners will come forward and claim their prizes soon.
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