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The search is on for two mystery Lotto players
who each won a share of the £5 million
Jackpot-Only draw on 29 April. The winning numbers
were 4, 10, 23, 36, 37 and 49, and the players
have yet to come forward. Entry to the Jackpot-Only
draw was automatic for anyone buying a ticket
for the main Lotto Draw on 29 April, and this
could explain why the Jackpot-Only winners appear
to be oblivious to their £1.6 million
wins.
Lotto officials have said that one winning
ticket was purchased in the Glasgow area and
the other in Warwickshire, and are calling on
all players who bought a ticket those regions
for the 29 April draw to check their numbers
against the Jackpot-Only result. The deadline
for claims on this draw is 5:30pm on 26 October,
2006.
Surprisingly, these aren't the only unclaimed
prizes that are currently waiting to be claimed.
Others include:
- A £250,000 Thunderball Jackpot (1,
11, 18, 25, 33 Thunderball 8) from 11 January,
2006. The ticket was purchased in the Cardiff
area.
- A £1.1 million Lotto Jackpot (1, 25,
26, 27, 39, 49) from 21 January, 2006. The
ticket was purchased in the Greenwich area.
- A £246,648 Euromillions prize (17,
28, 33, 35, 47 Lucky Stars 4 & 9) from
24 March, 2006. The ticket was purchased in
the Portsmouth area.
Players have 180 days from the date of a lottery
draw to make a valid claim. If a prize is not
claimed then it is added to the fund for Good
Causes, which has already raised more than £18.5
billion from ticket sales over the last 11 years.
The best way to avoid missing out on prizes
is to establish a checking routine that you
follow week after week. We suggest the following:
- Always keep your ticket in a safe place.
Having a particular place for your tickets,
such as in a certain drawer at home, will
dramatically reduce your chances of losing
them.
- Check your tickets as soon as possible after
a draw. The longer you leave between the draw
and checking your tickets, the more likely
you are to throw away old winners.
- Check your tickets for other prizes. If
you buy a ticket which qualifies for a secondary
draw (such as the Jackpot-Only draw mentioned
earlier in this news item) be sure to check
those results too.
- If you have a winning ticket, make a claim
immediately. For large prizes you need to
give Camelot a call. Smaller prizes can be
collected from your retailer.
- Always double-check results from two sources
(just in case teletext or a newspaper publisher
the wrong results) and only throw away your
tickets when you are absolutely sure that
they haven't won anything.
29 May 2006
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