Missing a quarter of a million dollars?

The clock is ticking on a Mega Millions ticket worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars.

The ticket was purchased last October in Chesterfield, Va., and no one has come forward to claim the prize. If the ticket is not redeemed by 5 p.m. Monday, it will expire.

The $250,000 ticket was bought at a gas station across from the Chesterfield County Courthouse on Oct. 13. The buyer matched the first five numbers to win the regional game's second-biggest payout.

The winning numbers from that drawing were: 17-31-34-45-51.

-- Associated Press