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Ireland Lottery advertising claims under scrutinyNews Story
The Ireland Lottery has been told by an ad standards body to be clearer over claims that 90 per cent of National Lottery money goes back into the community. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland welcomed Lotto chiefs' vow to to include a qualification, about the reinvestment of unclaimed prize money in future similar advertising after a complaint by an Oireachtas Committee. The television ad in question featured a shopkeeper and a customer. When the customer placed her lot
Jan 24, 2024, 10:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Just weeks left to claim $44 million Florida Lotto ticketReply
Straight from https://www.flalottery.com/faq What happens to prizes that are not claimed? Florida law requires that 80 percent of unclaimed prize funds from expired tickets be transferred directly to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. The remaining 20 percent is returned to the prize pool from which future prizes are awarded or used for special prize promotions. Should a POWERBALL or MEGA MILLIONS jackpot ticket not be claimed within the 180 days of the applicable draw date, t
Nov 25, 2023, 11:23 am - TheMeatman2005 - Lottery News

Unclaimed $1 million Powerball lottery ticket bought in Kentucky will expire this monthNews Story
Less than two weeks for the winner to come forward By Kate Northrop There isn't much time left for a Kentucky Lottery player to claim a winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million, which is set to expire later this month. Whoever is holding a $1 million winning Powerball ticket in Kentucky better step forward to claim it soon or else risk losing out on the prize for good. Kentucky Lottery officials announced Wednesday that a winning Powerball ticket purchased at Pilot Travel Center
Jan 4, 2024, 6:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million winning Powerball lottery ticket bought in Texas will expire in a weekReply
That would great to have a raffle for all the unclaimed prize money. It would be nice to have at least 20 to 50 winners splitting the prize.
Jan 9, 2024, 5:46 am - winterhug - Lottery News

$36 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida goes unclaimedNews Story
By Todd Northrop Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket last August in Florida has forfeited a life-changing $36 million prize payout after the winning ticket expired last week. No one stepped up to claim the prize from the August drawing before the Sunday, Feb. 11 deadline, rendering the Mega Millions lottery ticket void. As a result, the winner has no chance of claiming the winnings the ticket is now only worth the paper it was printed on, said Michelle Griner, a spok
Feb 20, 2024, 7:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ireland Lottery advertising claims under scrutinyReply
Who were the Einsteins that negotiated the sale of the 20-year National Lottery licence, on behalf of the Irish Government? The committee said it noted that under the terms of the lottery licence, unclaimed prize money should be used solely for the promotion of the National Lottery, with the proviso that the promotion includes the funding of special draws and additional top-up prizes; and which may include incremental marketing and advertising of the National Lottery and/or Lottery Games .
Jan 25, 2024, 3:43 am - dannyct - Lottery News

Just weeks left to claim $44 million Florida Lotto ticketNews Story
Major Florida Lottery prize is about to expire By Kate Northrop Time is running out to claim a $44 million Florida Lotto jackpot, with just mere weeks left for the winner to step forward before the winning ticket expires. A Florida Lotto jackpot worth $44 million might go unclaimed, with a little over two weeks left for the winner to come forward before it's gone for good. Just two days ago, a Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 prize worth more than $64,000 went unclaimed . Unless someone
Nov 24, 2023, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian man claims record $64 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot right before it expiresNews Story
Region's biggest lottery prize almost fades away By Kate Northrop A record-breaking $64 million (US$47.26 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot was claimed by one Canadian man just mere weeks before the winning ticket expired. Atlantic Canada's largest lottery prize almost went unclaimed, but the lucky winner stepped forward with the ticket with just 19 days left on the clock. Merel Chiasson of Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick, had a winning lottery ticket worth $64 million in his bedroom dress
Mar 30, 2024, 11:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million winning Powerball lottery ticket bought in Texas will expire in a weekReply
Yes I think about the first double play winner never claimed the $10M prize in Maryland. It would be cool if they did a raffle or something with the unclaimed money.
Jan 8, 2024, 7:04 pm - Kandiapple - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery blames "human reporting error" for posting incorrect Powerball resultsReply
Saving all your tickets for an entire year unless they are winners is a good thing to do. Unfortunately most people don't do that, which is why there are more and more unclaimed lottery jackpots each year. Other things play into it as well, there are a lot of new people who play the lottery and don't understand the prize scale. They will throw a ticket away if ALL the numbers don't match the numbers drawn that night. They don't realize prized can still be won if only some of the numbers match. I
Dec 2, 2023, 6:48 am - winterhug - Lottery News