$6 million in Illinois lottery prizes unclaimed

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fja — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:35:19 GMT

Those are Oprah's tickets

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Rip Snorter — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:48:34 GMT

They buy them when they're drunk and forget they bought them, maybe. One's from a liquer store.The rest appear to be from gas stations and convenience stores.... maybe they just stuck them between the seats or forgot them,or when they thought they were going to get stopped by a cop and tossed them out the window along with the other stuff they bought in the parking lot.Who knows?Jack

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starchild_45 — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:22:05 GMT

these people are crazy. you can tell these are the people who hardly buy tickets and never check them. just crazy.

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fast eddie — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:43:53 GMT

Below is a list of some high dollar prizes that remain unclaimed. Remember that prizes are only valid for one year from the date of the drawing.Last update - 12/16/05 LOTTODrawingDateLocation Ticket SoldAmount MEGA MILLIONS12/13/05Hometown Grocery5921 W 16th StCicero, IL$250,00011-15-05Minuteman Citgo24112 Rand RdLake Zurich, IL$250,00011/08/05Speedway1156 Dundee AveElgin, IL$250,00006/07/05Mannheim Mobil Corp3201 N. Mannheim RdFranklin Park, IL$175,00006/03/05New Twist2908 Springfield RdEast Pe... [ More ]

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Chewie — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:57:29 GMT

If you are a regular player of the Illinois Lottery's Mega Millions or Little Lotto games, your winning ticket may be right under your nose.What does being a regular player have to do with the failure to claim a prize? I would be inclinded to believe the ticket was purchased by a non-regular player. How many regular lottery player don't check their tickets? How many regular race fans don't check their tickets? How many regular poker players don't check their cards? ZERO. Then again, the relat... [ More ]

$6 million in Illinois lottery prizes unclaimed

Lottery Post — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:11:16 GMT

If you are a regular player of the Illinois Lottery's Mega Millions or Little Lotto games, your winning ticket may be right under your nose. Or in a coat pocket in the hall closet. Or being used as a bookmark in a novel.More than $6 million in prize money sits unclaimed the largest being a $900,000 Little Lotto jackpot drawn Oct. 2. The winning ticket was purchased at Dempster Mobil, 4002 Dempster in Skokie, with the numbers 3-14-22-24-34.While all of this year's Lotto and instant tickets have... [ More ]