Jeffersonville lottery winner becomes loser by not claiming $ 50 million . McFarland told CNN that the state makes no special effort -- such as reviewing Circle K 's surveillance tape -- to try to figure out who this , or any other `` winner , '' is . ` Winners have 180 days from the drawing to come forward . `` Winner '' failed to claim $ 800 million Powerball jackpot in 2011 . States kept $ 800 million in unclaimed prizes in 2011 .
Jeffersonville lottery winner becomes loser by not claiming $ 50 million . Winners have 180 days from the drawing to come forward . `` Winner '' failed to claim $ 800 million Powerball jackpot in 2011 . States kept $ 800 million in unclaimed prizes in 2011 .