Lotto warning as more than $2m in prizes from 16 draws still unclaimed (2024)

THE clock is running out on millions of dollars in lottery prizes that have yet to be claimed by jackpot winners.

Have you checked your old lotto tickets?

Washington state lottery officials are calling on players to make sure they are not sitting on a big win.

Two roughly million-dollar jackpots sit unclaimed in the Evergreen State, in addition to several $10,000 prizes.

State lottery commissions hold onto millions of dollars in unclaimed prizes every year that are not picked up within the required time period.

There are currently 16 top prizes that will go straight to state coffers if the lucky players don't come forward.

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Each unclaimed prize has its own deadline to be picked up — exactly 180 days after the winning numbers are drawn in Washington.

Big prizes won on scratch-off cards can be claimed up to 180 after the end of the game series.

WHERE ARE THE WINNERS?

The largest unclaimed prize of $1 million was drawn during a Powerball game on March 23 in Puyallup, Washington, a small city about 35 miles south of Seattle.

The winning numbers from that drawing were: 6-23-25-34-51 with a Powerball of 3.

The unknown winner doubled their prize with a two-times Powerplay, according to lottery records.

The last day to stake a claim on that jackpot is September 19.

Another top prize worth $825,000 also sits unclaimed in the state.

That jackpot came from a Hit5 drawing on May 31 with the winning numbers: 5-16-18-37-42.

The winner, whose ticket was bought in Renton about 11 miles southeast of Seattle, has until the deadline on November 27 to snag their prize.

UNCLAIMED MONEY EVERYWHERE

Washington is not the only state that is sitting on millions in unclaimed lotto money.

Multiple prizes have not been allotted in Texas, where the largest unclaimed jackpot totals $3 million.

Texas Lottery officialsconfirmedthat the bigMega Millionswinner was picked up at agasstation in northwest Houston.

Like in Washington, Texas players get 180 days from the date of a drawing to retrieve their winnings.

And North Dakota lotto lovers have been asked to double-check their Mega Millions tickets too.

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A $40,000 pot has been sitting unclaimed since December 12, with four of the winning numbers 8-23-44-45-53 and a matching Powerball.

There is only about a week left for players to claim this money — the last day for pickup is June 9.

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