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$70 million Canada Lotto Max jackpot-winning ticket expiresNews Story
Largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history By Kate Northrop The winning ticket for a $70 million (US$52.85 million) Lotto Max jackpot has officially expired, making it the largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history. Time is up to validate the winning ticket for the highest-possible jackpot for Lotto Max, Canada's multi-province draw game. On Thursday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced that the deadline to claim the $70 million Lotto Max
Jul 2, 2023, 5:38 pm - Lottery News

$150,000 and $50,000 Powerball lottery tickets from Indiana set to expire this weekNews Story
One huge prize about to go out the window tomorrow By Kate Northrop Two Powerball lottery prizes, one valued at $150,000 and the other at $50,000, are set to expire in Indiana. The Hoosier Lottery made two pleas this week for the owners of a $150,000 winning ticket and a $50,000 winning ticket to come forward and claim their prize before they are gone for good. Seeing as how the $50,000 prize-winning ticket will expire tomorrow, it might be safe to say that no one will be steppin
Jun 21, 2023, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket bought in Ontario will expire in one monthNews Story
Time is ticking to claim Lotto Max's highest-possible jackpot By Kate Northrop Ontario Lottery officials are looking for the winner of a $70 million (US$51.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot, who has just one more month to step forward or risk not receiving their prize. On Tuesday, the Ontario Lottery released a statement about a rare occurrence in Canadian lottery history that concerns a $70 million Lotto Max prize still waiting to be claimed. The lone ticket to win the game's highest
May 25, 2023, 12:53 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 to expire in two weeksNews Story
Six-figure prize might go out the window By Kate Northrop There's a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 laying unclaimed somewhere, and it's set to expire in two weeks. The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that a six-figure Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 is going to expire, and there's not much time left for the winner to step forward. Someone bought a Fantasy 5 ticket from the Publix grocery store on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach for the drawing on Se
Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 pm - Lottery News

Two winning $1 million Mega Millions tickets sold in Texas set to expire in a monthNews Story
Two second-tier prizes soon to expire, Lotto Texas jackpot hits highest amount this year By Kate Northrop There are two second-tier Mega Millions prizes worth $1 million each that will expire in just over a month if no one steps forward to claim them. Two winning tickets worth $1 million each, both Quick Picks, are still out there somewhere in Texas, waiting to be cashed in. Both Mega Millions tickets matched the white ball numbers drawn on July 29, 2022, which were 13, 36, 45, 5
Dec 15, 2022, 6:44 am - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery spent majority of unclaimed prize money on advertisingNews Story
Lottery CEO defends use of unclaimed winnings for marketing as best way to promote good causes By Kate Northrop The Ireland National Lottery is defending itself against criticism for spending nearly the entire amount of unclaimed prize money on advertising. Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), the operator of the Ireland National Lottery, is dismissing claims that it did something wrong when it allocated an overwhelming majority of unclaimed winnings to marketing. The Public Accounts
Dec 9, 2022, 5:03 pm - Lottery News

California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $38 million expires tomorrowNews Story
Ticket worth millions potentially lost By Kate Northrop A winner of a $38 million SuperLotto Plus prize has just one more day to step forward to claim the money before the winning ticket expires. Someone in San Diego won a massive prize worth $38 million in the California Lottery's SuperLotto Plus game, but judging by what little time remains for the mystery winner to come forward with the winning ticket, the money might go by the wayside. The ticket in question will expire on Th
Oct 26, 2022, 11:56 am - Lottery News

First $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket goes unclaimed in MarylandNews Story
Deadline to claim prize passes a year after the milestone drawing By Kate Northrop The nation's first winning $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Maryland went unclaimed earlier this week after a full year of waiting for the historical winner to come forward. On the night of Sept. 27, 2021, a lottery player in Maryland made history when they bought a Powerball ticket with the Double Play option and won the very first $10 million top prize from the add-on feature's extr
Mar 31, 2022, 1:23 pm - Lottery News

Over €85 million in unclaimed Ireland Lottery prizes over the past five yearsNews Story
Lotto game currently on six-month winless streak By Kate Northrop Over the last five years, Ireland's National Lottery has had over 85 million (US$95.8 million) in unclaimed prizes returned to its wallet. Whether lottery winners lose their winning ticket, forget to claim their winnings, or were unaware of the win in the first place, those numbers sure do add up. Each year, from 2016 through 2020, the Lottery saw at least 16.1 million (US$18.1 million) returned back to its bank
Nov 29, 2021, 12:55 pm - Lottery News

Iowa couple misses deadline to cash $100,000 Powerball ticketNews Story
Lottery winners plea with Iowa Lottery for extension By Kate Northrop A couple who held a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $100,000 missed the deadline to claim their prize after discovering the rogue ticket in their car mere months too late. Having returned from a tour in Afghanistan in a wheelchair, Bradly Hanawalt of Des Moines never thought that luck was on his side. While going through his wife's car, he discovered a lone Powerball ticket worth $100,000 and instantly tho
Jun 17, 2021, 3:25 pm - Lottery News