Yes, your friends would considered yourself to be a Loser with capital L if you won the lottery but never collected the moolah.
Lauren Abdel-Razzaq of the Detroit News reports that two percent of al the winnings in the Michigan Lottery went unclaimed during the fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2012.
How much is that?
A lot: $28.4 million. People have a year to claim the money. After that, it goes into a state educational fund.
The biggest winner in 2012 was $105,000. Many of the others were for $1 to $5, the News reported.
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