05 February 19

Check your tickets NSW: $1 million worth of Lucky Lotteries 1st Prizes remain unclaimed

Lucky Lotteries
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  • New South Wales Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot players are being told to check their tickets, with one-million dollars worth of Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prizes unclaimed in the state.
  • Four of the winning $200,000 entries were purchased in Sydney, while another was purchased further north in Toronto.
  • All five winning entries won their 1st Prizes in draws in the past six weeks.
  • Since the winning tickets were not registered to a Players Club card, NSW officials have no way of contacting the mystery winners.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 5 February 2019 - 8:46 am,

first published at 5 February 2019 - 8:46 am

New South Wales Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot players are being told to check their Lucky Lotteries tickets, with one-million dollars in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prizes yet to be claimed.

There are currently five unclaimed Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prizes nationally, each winning entry is worth $200,000 and was purchased at an outlet in New South Wales.

Remarkably, four of the unclaimed $200,000 winning entries were purchased in Sydney suburbs, while one was purchased further north in Toronto.

As the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot continues to smash records and reach unprecedented heights of more than $40 million, NSW Lotteries officials are eager to unite these five players with their $200,000 prizes.

Since these winning tickets were not registered to a Players Club card at the time of purchase, NSW Lotteries officials have no way of making contacting with the mystery winners to unite them with their prizes.

NSW Lotteries spokesperson Lauren Cooney said all five winning entries have won in draws in the past six weeks.

“The oldest unclaimed Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize was won last year, on Christmas Eve,” she revealed.

“Imagine how different that player’s Christmas and start to 2019 could have been if they knew they’d just won $200,000!

“We recommended checking wallets, fridges, freezers, underwear drawers, cars, or any odd spot where you may keep your precious tickets.

“We’ve had past winners come forward after finding an old ticket in the back of a drawer, in the central console of their car, and at the bottom of their handbag.

Ms Cooney said New South Wales players have six years to claim their prizes.

“We’re in the business of paying prizes so we never lose hope of uniting winners with their prizes,” she said.

“If you purchased an entry at any of these outlets leading up to the draws in question, you could be one of our mystery winners!

“If you discover you’re the owner of a winning ticket, give us a call as soon as possible on 131 868 to start the prize claim process.”

Ms Cooney encouraged anyone buying an entry into the upcoming Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draws to register their entries to a Players Club card to ensure they don’t miss out on any winnings.

“Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot continues to reach record-breaking, unchartered territory,” she said.

“When you register your entry to a Player’s Club card, your prizes are secure and we can contact you directly with the good news of a big win!”

Table 1: Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot unclaimed 1st Prizes

GameDrawDraw date*Selling outletSuburb1st Prize amount
Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot118524/12/2018Engadine NewsEngadine$200,000
Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot118831/12/2018Toronto NewsToronto$200,000
Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot120525/01/2019Norwest NewsBaulkham Hills$200,000
Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot120931/01/2019King Street Newsagency NewtownNewtown$200,000
Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot121101/02/2019Marketfair NewsagencyCampbelltown$200,000

*Editor’s note: This is the draw date, not the entry purchase date. Entries could have been purchased in advance of a draw.

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $40.10 million for draw 1214 while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $3.1 million for draw 10270.

For your chance to make today your ‘Lucky’ day, why not get your paws on a Lucky Lotteries ticket at your local NSW Lotteries outlet or online via thelott.com.

NSW Lotteries customers can purchase a single ticket number into the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot for $2.20 and the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot for $5.50.