More than $22 million worth of lottery prizes still unclaimed
Lottery players are being urged to search for their old tickets, with a staggering $22.3 million worth of prizes yet to be claimed across the country.
A total of 25 major lottery prizes across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia remain uncollected and the Lott is unable to identify the winners.
The largest unclaimed prize is a Set for Life division one prize worth $4.8 million.
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There are 25 unclaimed prizes across Australia. The Lott
It was won in April last year by an entry bought in Canberra.
In NSW, there are 11 unclaimed major prizes worth more than $9.5 million.
There are has nine unclaimed major prizes totalling more than $5.5 million in Queensland, two unclaimed major prizes worth more than $1.2 million in Victoria and three unclaimed major prizes worth $5.9 million in Western Australia.
The Lott has said it has no way of identifying or contacting the mystery winners because the winning tickets were not registered to a player card.
The Lott's James Eddy urged lottery players to search for their old tickets that have not been checked yet.
"There's millions of reasons to dig around the house, car, or even old shopping bags for potentially life-changing tickets," he said.
"We've had winners come forward in the past having found an old ticket under the fridge, in the back of a drawer, or tucked away in the glovebox of their car.
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"If you do discover an old ticket, be sure check it in-store or online to see if you're one of our elusive winners."
Anyone who believes they're holding a major prize winning ticket can contact The Lott on 131 868 or, in Western Australia, contact Lotterywest on 133 777.
The amount of time players have to claim their prizes varies from state to state.
In Queensland, people have seven years, while in New South Wales and the ACT it is six years.
In Victoria, people have twelve months to claim their prize directly from Tatts, after this time it can be claimed from the Victorian State Revenue Office.
If you need help call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
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