$50K Powerball ticket bought in Virginia is days away from becoming worthless

Winning ticket sold in Forest faces a 5 p.m. deadline with the prize still unclaimed

FOREST, VA – A Powerball ticket worth $50K has been sitting unclaimed for nearly six months after being sold at a Virginia convenience store, and the clock is now ticking toward a deadline that will make the winning ticket worthless.

The ticket won $50,000 in the Feb. 21 Powerball drawing and was purchased at Quik-E Foods, located at 4380 Waterlick Road in Forest, according to the Virginia Lottery.

The winning numbers that night were 27, 28, 36, 48 and 49, with Powerball 21.

The ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers along with the Powerball, enough to capture the $50,000 prize.

But nearly six months after the drawing, the prize remains unclaimed.

Virginia law gives holders of winning lottery tickets 180 days f...