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A Florida retiree who won a $1 million Publishers Clearing House prize will not receive 87% of his winnings.

Publishers Clearing House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, halting payments to many past sweepstakes winners.

Past winners like Thomas Moore Sr. are considered unsecured creditors with little chance of recovering their remaining prize money.

Shocked, Viera retiree Thomas Moore Sr. covered his face with his hands: had just rung his doorbell and surprised him with a $1 million jackpot. It was July 2023.

Then 71, the retired, disabled U.S. Air Force master sergeant hoped to pay off his mortgage, become debt-free and set up a trust for his four children and seven grandchildren — one of whom has special needs.

But his dreams were unexpectedly dashed. Pu

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