Here's some more info on that $1 million Powerball jackpot that went unclaimed this year: The winning ticket was sold at Huskey's in Irwin, near the Idaho-Wyoming border, for the March 6, 2010 Powerball draw. The Idaho Lottery issued multiple press releases to try to draw attention to the win, including repeated follow-ups in the area and even contacts with Wyoming news media. There was a public ceremony to present a $25,000 check to the store that sold the ticket, along with reminders that the winner had 180 days to come forward. He or she never did; the ticket expired on Sept. 2, 2010.

"It got a fair amount of attention," said lottery spokesman David Workman. "But what happened to it, where it ended up, is really very much a mystery. I don't think we actually received any phone calls, not even one, not even somebody playing a prank."

The unclaimed prize helped boost the lottery's budget for the year, making up what otherwise would've been a drop-off in the anticipated dividend to the state for the year of $37 million; it's the biggest prize the Idaho Lottery has ever had go unclaimed. You can read my full story here at spokesman.com.