Very cool! Wonder what the stats are on how long a winning ticket goes unclaimed. Like maybe the winning ticket has been sold already but not yet claimed.
You're right :) I do have a calculation for "lag" of tickets over a certain amount. Most states require tickets over $600 to be claimed at a lottery headquarters, not a gas station, so there is a noticeable lag in the percentage of remaining tickets over that value. I average out that lag per state, adjust the remaining tickets, and round to the nearest whole number.
