Winner of $1.34bn Mega Millions lottery hasn’t claimed prize after a month

The winner of a $1.34bn lottery prize has not yet come forwards almost a month after it was announced

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that a single ticket purchased at an Illinois gas station had won the gigantic sum

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Lottery officials said it was possible the holder of the winning ticket did not know they had won the jackpot,

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or were just gathering their emotions and had not yet decided to contact anyone.

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“We don’t know whether or not they even know that they won a prize,” said Harold Mays,

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director of the Illinois department of the lottery. “So, I encourage everybody to check your ticket.”

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The winning ticket was bought at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Illinois, and the retailer is entitled to a cash bonus of $500,000.

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