Looking for a Winner: Unclaimed Lottery Ticket From Connecticut [POLL][UPDATE]

Update: The winning ticket was sold in Fairfield County.

One lucky Connecticut Lottery Powerball ticket-holder won a $254.2 million winning Powerball jackpot ticket -- the largest prize ever won in Connecticut Lottery history, according to a press release from the Connecticut Lottery.

Nationwide, 2,277,427 winning tickets were purchased for the November 2, 2011 Powerball drawing.

Of the 28,690 of those tickets sold in Connecticut, one ticket matched all six numbers correctly, resulting in a $254.2 million windfall for the yet unknown winner.

The winning numbers were 12-14-34-39-46 and a Powerball of 36. The Power Play multiplier number is 4.

The Connecticut Lottery is encouraging everyone to check their tickets carefully and to sign the back of their tickets immediately, if they have not already done so, to establish ownership.

Players have 180 days from the date of drawing to claim a winning ticket.  Wednesday’s ticket expires on April 30, 2012. 

Overall odds of winning a Powerball prize are 1 in 35.1. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot prize are 1 in 195,249,054.

More information can be obtained by calling 860-713-2700 or visiting the Connecticut Lottery website.