Akiko Matsuda

amatsuda@lohud.com

NANUET – A lucky Powerball winner may be walking around the hamlet without knowing his or her $1 million lottery ticket will expire in less than three weeks.

The winning second-prize ticket for the Dec. 11, 2013, Powerball drawing was sold at Quick Mart at 38 N. Middletown Road, and it will expire on Dec. 11.

Gardner Gurney, acting director of the state Lottery's Gaming Commission, urges players to check their tickets.

"We're eager to award this large prize to the lucky winner and hope that person is making plans to claim it before it's too late," Gurney said.

The winning numbers from the Dec. 11, 2013, drawing were 01–10–13 –18–19.

Prizes can be claimed up to a year after the drawing, which means the winner has less than three weeks to collect the $1 million prize.

Lottery officials recommend the ticket holder sign the back of the ticket and immediately call 518-388-3370.

The winner may claim the ticket at one of the Lottery's six Customer Service Centers statewide, including the Fishkill office at Hudson Valley Towne Center, 18 Westage Business Center, or the Manhattan office at 15 Beaver St.

If the prize is not claimed by Dec. 11, the money will be returned to the prize pool for future winners.

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