Unclaimed UK Lotto Prizes

A huge number of individuals around the UK play the UK lotto every week in the hope that they can win that life changing jackpot. You would therefore assume that these individuals would be frantic to get hold of the results as soon as the draw has taken place to see if their dreams have been realized. You may then be pretty stunned when I say to you that a considerable quantity of lottery cash never gets claimed.

The UK lottery is frequently storing vast sums of lotto cash that they are just waiting to be claimed. In only the 5 month period from September 2008 to February 2009 just short of £4 million still remains unclaimed by players of just the UK lotto game. These are not just a group of small prizes either; there are many in excess of £10,000, a handful over £100,000 as well as one prize of £1.5 million.

If you have gone to the effort to buy a ticket for the UK lotto, make a habit of checking your ticket numbers as soon as the draw has taken place. If you have won a prize, claim it as soon as possible because the UK lottery rules state that any prize that has not been claimed within 180 days will be forfeited.

The biggest reason specified by individuals as to why they do not claim their lottery wins is because they have lost their tickets. I’m sure that most of us have lost a lotto ticket at some point and have desperately tried to recover it in time for the draw but with no luck.

Depending on the size of your UK National lotto win, there are various ways in which you claim your prize. If your prize is less than £200, you can collect your money from any UK National lotto retailer in the UK. When your cash sum fall into the category between £200 and £500 some lotto retailers may still pay out a cash sum of this size but for those who decide against this you will need to visit a post office to claim your cash prize.

When you have to claim UK lotto prizes falling in the category between £500 and £50,000 again the post office can be used as your port of call. You will be required to fill out a claim form, show your lucky lotto ticket as evidence as well as show your proof of identification before being issued a cheque for your winnings. Cash prizes of this size can also be claimed by post from the National lottery head quarters. Again you will need to complete a claim form and mail your winning ticket as confirmation of your win. If you decide to request your winnings in this manner, photocopy your lottery ticket for your records and then send the original via recorded delivery.

When you are fortunate enough to be calling in a UK lottery prize in excess of £50,000, you need to visit one of the National lottery’s regional centres and request your payout in person.

If you want to avoid ever joining the long line of individuals who forfeit their UK National lottery winnings, it would be wise to set up a subscription service with the UK National lottery directly. If you opt to do this, your ticket payments will always be taken on time and you will be notified of any cash payouts coming your way shortly after each draw. Playing in this manner will make certain that you always claim lottery prize money that is owed to you.

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