the biggest mega millions jackpot to go unclaimed was a $68 million prize in 2002.ld in new york. included in the fallout, simpsonville's now video games k kc mart would not be awarded the $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket if a prize goes unclaimed. he's hoping that the winner shows up so the store gets a part. >> i'm anna werner. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. >>> just how far would you go for the best friend who saved your life? steve hartman found one answer "on the road." >> reporter: it takes real tenacity to make it on the u.s. women's sled hockey team. but what sets 36-year-old christy gardner apart and what brought us here to lewiston, maine isn't her doggedness, its her dog. >> let's go! >> reporter: this is moxie, christy's service dog and her hero. >> she has absolutely been a life-saver. >> reporter: you mean that literally? >> quite literally. that dog save mid life. >> how you doing, kiddo? >> reporter: christy, an army vet, lost both her legs after an attack overseas. >> good help with daily tasks. but more importantly, dur

but the $1.5 billion is still unclaimed. >> i'm shocked.'d have been here the next day. >> reporter: sparking a mind-boggling mystery. >> maybe they don't even know they had the winning ete not out of jail yet, or who knows. >> reporter: financial heartbreak for this store owner, who could get $50,000 for selling the winning ticket. >> they don't cash it, i don't get anything. >> reporter: he's not the only one who could miss out. south carolina would get $61 million as tax on the winning ticket. if nobody comes forward by april 19th, the jackpot will be spread among the 44 states that play based on the number of tickets sold. south carolina would still get $11 million but states like california, new york, and texas could win much bigger. the clock is ticking with a lot on the line. tammy leitner, nbc news. >> let's start digging through the pockets of the old jeans. see what we come up with. >>> coming up next, the last-minute scramble to find that perfect something for your sweetheart. the south bay.. a police chase involving a ups truck.

history was sold here, but the $1.5 billion is still unclaimed. >> i'm shocd.'d have been here the next day. >> sparking a mind boggling mystery. >> maybe they don't know they had the winning ticket. >> either they're not out of jail yet or who knows. >> and financial heart break for this store owner that could get 50,000 for selling the winning ticket south carolina would get $61 million as a tax on the winning ticket, but if nobody comes forward by april 19th, the jackpot will instead be spread among the 44 states that play, based on the number of tickets sold. south carolina would still get 11 million but california, new york, and texas could win much bigger. the clock is ticking with a lot nbc news. >> never knew that. still ahead for kim k. and kanye, nothing says romance and valentine's day more than kenny g. ♪ i used to book my hotel room on those travel sites but there was always a catch. like somehow you wind up getting less. but now that i book at hilton.com, and i get all these great perks. i got to select my room from the floor plan... very nice...

that's the amount still unclaimed in possibly the biggest lottery mystery ever.he owner of the winning ticket sold back in october still hase not com forward. >> simpsonville, south carolina is the town that luck struhe. >> that's buzz. that's the buzz. >> or did it? >> nobody really knows what' going on. >> the ticket for the largest single lottery pay out in u.s. history was sold here, but the $1.5 billion is still unclaimed. >> i'm shocked. i'd have been here the next day. >> sparking a mind boggling mystery. >> maybe they don't know they had winning ticket. >> either they're not out of jail yet or who knows. reak forinancial heart this store owner that could get 50,000 for selling the winning ticket. >> they don't cash it, i don't get anything. >> he's not the only one that could miss out. south carolina would get $61 million as aax on the winning ticket, but if nobody comes forward by april 19th, the jackpot will instead be spread among the 44 states that play, basedn the numbe of tickets sold. south carolina would still get 11 million but california, new yo

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history was sold here, the first megamillions win for the state, but that mind boggling prize is still unclaimed months later. >> they don't know they won the ticket. >> either they're not out of jail yet or who knows. >> reporter: time is running out, and there could be more than one lottery loser. the store that luck struck could miss out on the 50 grand bonus for selling a winning ticket. >> i haven't received anything from lottery. if they don't cash it, i don't get anything. >> reporter: and the state of south carolina would lose $60 million in tax revenue, a big boost in the state's economy that they'd already factored into the new budget. if no one came forward, the jackpot would be spread around the 46 states and territories that play the lottery based on the number of tickets they sold. south carolina would still get around 11 million, but other states like california, new york, and texas would win more. >> there should be something you claim immediately. why would you wait? >> my theory, honestly, i believe the ticket is lost. >> a puzzling payday deadline with a giant jackpot still up