£1 million EuroMillions prize goes unclaimed

Comment #14

myturn — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 12:22:16 GMT

All UK Lottery prizes are paid as a lump sum and are tax-free.

Of all money spent on National Lottery games:

50% goes to the prize fund.

28% to 'good causes' as set out by Parliament.

12% to the UK Government as duty.

5% to retailers as commissions.

5% to operator Camelot, with 4.5% to cover operating costs and 0.5% as profit.

Comment #13

myturn — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:58:59 GMT

I prefer the UK model:

National Lottery players have 180 days to claim prizes on winning tickets, after which the prize money is donated to the Good Causes fund.

Good Causes is the collective term used to refer to the social and charitable organisations that receive lottery funding.

In the UK, 28p from every 1 spent on UK Lotto tickets is allocated to the National Lottery Good Causes Fund which generates approximately 30 million for the fund every week.

These funds are the... [ More ]

Comment #12

MaximumMillions — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:11:56 GMT

In Germany they use unclaimed prizes for raffles and prizes such as cars or the like.

Or Silvestermillionen , which is 10 per ticket and gives a 1:750 000 chance to win 1M .

The state already takes its cut from the ticket price, anything else is just greedy.

Comment #11

myturn — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:37:59 GMT

Subscriptions are the best way to go, you can't loose your tickets.

Comment #10

mypiemaster — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:05:05 GMT

When players fail to claim their winnings, that money should be put back into the pot. All this nonsense about using the money for a good cause is just that.. pure nonsense. Put the money back where it belongs.

Comment #9

myturn — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:58:55 GMT

Subscriptions, which are very convenient, is also a very safe way to play, you can't loose the ticket.

Comment #8

music* — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:46:13 GMT

It just blew out the car's window.

A gust of wind will do that.

Comment #7

Sorrento — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:39:03 GMT

The ticket owner might have died, after tucking it into a book or some other favourite place they always put their tickets. If the heirs just tossed out granddad's things without checking through everything ... gone.

Comment #6

maringoman — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:38:17 GMT

Got it till it's gone. It's the nightmare of lottery players around the world. *shrugs in disgust

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:34:14 GMT

Then whoever missed out on the money probably should have kept track of their tickets. If the money isn't claimed it has to go somewhere.

And really, a lot of prizes wouldn't go unclaimed if people kept track of where they placed their tickets or even checked them.

So many players just toss their tickets wherever and then forget about them or they get thrown away. It's really not that hard to have a safe spot to put the tickets once your purchase them. People really need to start treating... [ More ]

Comment #4

noise-gate — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:24:44 GMT

It's all about Not checking your tickets . Sad really.

Comment #3

myturn — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:06:22 GMT

No, the money will benefit worthy causes.

This money, and all the interest earned over the 180 days, will now go to benefit projects all over the UK funded by The National Lottery.

Comment #2

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:43:30 GMT

Maybe.

But just how hard is it to check your ticket. Over 6 months? Can't really blame the suits for a player's ignorance.

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:28:31 GMT

This kind of irritates me because the lottery suits win again That ticket probably belonged to somebody who really needs the cash.

£1 million EuroMillions prize goes unclaimed

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:58:16 GMT

A United Kingdom lottery player from Leicestershire has missed out on the chance to become a millionaire.

UK National Lottery bosses announced that the deadline to claim the EuroMillions win expired at midnight yesterday.

The winning ticket, bought in Leicester, would have allowed the holder to claim a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from the draw on Tuesday, December 23.

A National Lottery spokesman said that as the deadline has now passed the money, plus the interest it earned... [ More ]