Lottery In A State Of Limbo
Newcastle Herald
Saturday July 7, 2007
HUNTER punters are on the money when it comes to claiming prizes.
Only one NSW Lotteries prize remains unclaimed in the region for the past year, a $10,000 win in the $2 lottery draw 8705.Drawn on August 31, the winning ticket was bought from a newsagency at Stockland Glendale. But this prize seems modest when compared with other wins waiting to be claimed in NSW. These include a $3.348 million Oz Lotto prize, drawn on September 23, 1997. The ticket, in draw number 188, was bought from a Sydney newsagency. A $728,548 Lotto win from August 12, 1998, also remains unclaimed. The game is numbered 98/32. Two $100,000 wins in the $2 Jackpot Lottery also remain, with the first, numbered 6819, drawn on February 26, 1999. The second, game 6887, was drawn several weeks later, on April 20, 1999. A $50,533 Powerball prize also remains unclaimed, drawn on April 22, 1999, and numbered 153. A NSW Lotteries spokeswoman said there was a time limit for claiming prizes. Claims must be lodged by November 30, 2016. Prizes normally have a 10- year grace in which they can be claimed, the spokeswoman said. Lotto results are still available dating from 1979, 6 from 38 Pools results from 1991, Oz Lotto from 1994, $2 and $5 Jackpot Lotteries and Lotto Strike from 1995, Powerball from 1996 and Saturday Lotto from 2000.
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