LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An unclaimed Natural State Jackpot ticket worth $130,000 was sold in Fort Smith recently!
The ticket was sold at J-Mart along Midland Blvd. in Fort Smith as part of the Jan. 31 drawing.
As for the winning numbers? They were 1, 11, 14, 15 and 39. According to lottery officials, the winner has 180 days to claim their prize.
While that ticket is unclaimed, we have an Arkansan who stepped forward to claim his prize from a $25,000 ticket sold in Hot Springs.
The winner, Paul Price Jr. won the lottery prize as part of a Jan. 27 drawing.
Price said that he and his wife claimed the prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center on Feb. 2.
He purchased the the winning ticket at East Gate Food Mart on 140 Laplaza W. in Hot Springs Village.
Price said that he bought the ticket while on a routine trip to the store.
He said that they didn't notice they were winners until later in the day. They originally tried to cash the ticket at a convenience store but learned that the amount was too large.
“The lady behind the counter said, ‘You are a winner, but we can’t cash that here,’” the couple shared with lottery officials.
From there, they headed off for the claim center in Little Rock.
Price said that he hadn't told anyone other than his wife about the win. Following the big win, he said that he plans to pay off credit cards and bring electricity to his family's boat dock.
He also said that he and his wife will continue to play the lottery.