What happens if no one claims the Mega Million lottery ticket

What happens if no one claims the Mega Million lottery ticket, in this we will see where the lottery prize goes if it is not claimed. 

The billion-plus dollar ticket was sold at a Speedway in Des Plaines, Illinois about 20 miles north of Chicago. In fact, the original jackpot was $1.28 billion but increased due to the windfall of ticket sales.

In two decades, it was only topped by the $1.537 billion ticket that was purchased at KC Mart convenience store on Oct. 23, 2018, in Simpsonville, South Carolina. 

Believe it or not, millions of dollars in lottery winnings have gone unclaimed. It is said that each year an estimated $2 billion lottery winnings are not collected.

At the end of the day, lotteries like the one in Illinois provide a big win for the state as it offers key funding to public elementary and high schools.

Since it began in 1985, the Mega Millions lottery has made $21 billion for education funding in the state.