Unclaimed UK Lottery Prizes Soar to £100m Record

Comment #10

NewClub — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:56:28 GMT

Well, I have done that kind of thing before - bought a ticket, threw in the drawer and never checked it. Maybe I would have been a millionaire by now. Why did I do that? Because I did not take it seriously. I used to buy a ticket just to easy my feeling about bad luck, thinking if one thing turned out to be bad, maybe luck is hiding somewhere else.

Comment #9

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:27:27 GMT

Comment #8

Rip Snorter — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:13:53 GMT

Sorry CO, but I think you're wrong here. No woman would allow something of that sort to happen to her. It's gotta be a man thing.In between looking under things scouting for dirt and fretting about something ugly someone said to her over breakfast (she remembers what both of them ate) two years ago, she'd remember to check those tickets.Jack

Comment #7

CASH Only — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:23:44 GMT

Or her numbers.

Comment #6

Rip Snorter — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:35:40 GMT

Too bad for the person who doesn't check his own numbers. Or, as you suggest, registering as a lottery player (which I'd be inclined not to do if they had such a thing in the US).But you have to wonder about people who play, but who don't check the numbers afterward.I've known people who threw their tickets away without checking them if the jackpot rolled.... known a number of people who did that. But this jackpot didn't roll.Jack

Comment #5

goldrush — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:12:27 GMT

If this person was a registered player they would have been contacted by the lottery. Or, if they lost the ticket it would be recorded on the records. I know people like privacy, but I would prefer not to loose a jackpot. The good part is that all unclaimed prizes in the UK lottery which are not claimed within 180 days of the draw date will go to Good Causes.

Comment #4

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 02:39:20 GMT

i agree with that! good idea

Comment #3

dvdiva — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 01:58:04 GMT

It should go back to the players in the form of larger jackpots or larger secondary prizes.

Comment #2

Rip Snorter — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 13:25:20 GMT

We have a dedicated team of sleuths who are committed to tracking down those lucky winners and encourage them to come forward to claim their prize. That's a happy thought. Evidently, inn the UK, if you happen to be playing it sly, holding out on claiming your prize until you have things set up to your best advantage, they send guys out to examine the security camera film in the store where you bought your ticket to try to ferret you out.... or some other method.To be honest, I'd wondered if tha... [ More ]

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 09:37:20 GMT

if people would read their tickets correctly....

Unclaimed UK Lottery Prizes Soar to £100m Record

Lottery Post — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 18:03:00 GMT

Unclaimed UK National Lottery prize money rose to a record 100 million (US$182 million) last year, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport confirmed today.The figure the highest since the game was launched was up from 73 million (US$133 million) the previous year.After 180 days all unclaimed prize money plus the interest accrued goes to the National Lottery Distribution Fund, the DCMS said.The money is then allocated to good causes around the country.Lottery operator Camelot said the un... [ More ]