Nearly $200 million in Mega Millions ticket sold at Encino gas station expires this weekend

A lottery ticket with a jackpot prize worth nearly $200 million is just hours away from expiration and no winner has yet claimed the prize.

The Mega Millions ticket was one of two winning tickets sold on December 8, 2023 at the same Chevron gas station in Encino, in the 18000 block of Ventura Boulevard, both hitting all six numbers required to win the jackpot – 21, 26 , 53, 66, 70 and 13. The value is $197.5 million.

While one of the winners claimed their half of the $395 million prize, the second half remains unclaimed with just a few hours remaining until expiration at the end of Saturday.

“We have no way of knowing who has the second jackpot winning ticket on this incredible evening,” said California Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Becker. “While it is a shame for potential winners when a winning ticket expires, it provides a helpful boost to California public schools. All unclaimed prize money ultimately goes toward public education, so we can still feel good about it at the end of the day.”

The winner has several options to claim their prize.

The ticket, along with the appropriate claim form, can be brought to any of nine California Lottery offices throughout California. Otherwise, they can complete the paperwork available online and mail it to California Lottery headquarters. Must be postmarked before Saturday.