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HELENA, Mont. (AP) Montana Lottery officials say a Hot Lotto ticket worth $10,000 from a December drawing expires on Thursday.

The ticket for the Dec. 12 drawing was purchased at Gehlen's IGA in Lewistown.

The winning numbers were 1, 6, 8, 17, 18 and the Hot Ball was 18. All lottery tickets are valid for six months after the drawing.

The prize may be claimed by bringing the winning ticket to Montana Lottery headquarters in Helena.

Two Montana Millionaire tickets worth $100,000 each will expire at the end of the month. They were purchased at Quigley's Quickstop in Ulm and the Westside Grocery in Whitefish for the Dec. 31 drawing. The winning numbers were 028092 and 056699.

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