Anyone know of a NYS Lottery scratch off Game(s) has any game ended with top prize(s) left unclaimedPrev TopicNext Topic

• yellowpig

  

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  Nov 2, 2015, 7:29 pm

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  well they just retired royal riches w 3 of the 4 top prizes outstanding - am angry w so much money being left on the table that the lotto gets to keep
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  Nov 2, 2015, 8:19 pm

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  WOW..That is so not right...

  Take Risks: If you win, you'll be happy.  If you lose, you will be wiser...
• yellowpig

  

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  Nov 2, 2015, 8:44 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by Funtimz on Nov 2, 2015

  WOW..That is so not right...

  right now want a liability report from NYL to see how many tickets were left outstanding as well as a lawyer
  
  even if it was slow selling need an explanation why a game was removed w only 1 top prize claimed
• Coal Thumb

  

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  Well doesn't the lottery know whether a top prize was activated in a book? Like some people know what stores get a winner, and some know what book has it, but somehow, ny lottery as a whole will know if some idiot bought and never claimed a ticket. 

  Royal riches I almost threw out a FTY once. It might be ... three others did too for jackpots. Sounds dumb but it could be true.
• yellowpig

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Coal Thumb on Nov 2, 2015

  Well doesn't the lottery know whether a top prize was activated in a book? Like some people know what stores get a winner, and some know what book has it, but somehow, ny lottery as a whole will know if some idiot bought and never claimed a ticket. 

  Royal riches I almost threw out a FTY once. It might be ... three others did too for jackpots. Sounds dumb but it could be true.

  they sometimes discontinue tix if they slow selling to make room for the newer ones - think this might have been the case w all the outstanding prizes left
  
  but yes people throw out winners all the time - this game was hard to scratch and hard to see the numbers as well