TIME is running out for one lucky lottery player to collect a jaw-dropping prize sum.
This winning ticket was drawn months ago, so the deadline to claim the cash is fast approaching.
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This Florida Fantasy 5 winner has the staggering sum of $55,880 waiting for them.
All lottery prizes in Florida have to be collected within 180 days of the draw.
So the clock is ticking for the winner to collect their prize now, given their ticket was drawn on March 13.
This gives them until September 9 to pick up the cash – just 45 days from now.
The ticket was bought from a branch of Publix on Ava Way in St. Augustine.
While this prize draw has the most urgent deadline for collection, other Florida winners still need to claim their cash.
One lucky player has the eye-watering sum of $96,884 to pick up – with a deadline of December 12.
This ticket was purchased at a Publix Liquor Store in Jacksonville.
The prize draw took place on June 15.
Other looming deadlines for collection include winners of $37,619 and $60,328 prizes.
They come from tickets bought in Kissimmee and Miami respectively.
Both prizes have collection deadlines in October.
The Kissimmee cash must be claimed by October 14 if the winner doesn’t want to miss out.
For the draw in Miami, the deadline is October 15.
Elsewhere across America, officials are looking for the winner of a $1 million prize.
The life-changing sum was won by a player who bought a ticked from a liquor store in Chicago.
This ticket’s numbers were drawn on July 9 – and under Illinois lottery rules, players have one year to claim their cash.
But if the winner doesn’t come forward by the deadline, they will not be able to get the money they won.
