Plenty Of Unclaimed Uk National Lottery Prizes

You may then be pretty surprised when I say to you that a staggering quantity of lotto cash never gets claimed.

The UK lottery is frequently sitting on vast amounts of lottery cash that they are just waiting to be claimed. In only the 5 month period from September 2008 to February 2009 just under £4 million still sits unclaimed by players of just the UK lotto game. These are not just a group of minor 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 made the effort to play the UK National lotto, ensure that you check your ticket numbers as soon as the draw has been completed. If you have won a prize, claim it as soon as possible because the UK National lottery rules stipulate that any prize that has not been claimed within six months will be forfeited.

The biggest reason specified by lotto players as to why they do not claim their lotto wins is because they have lost their tickets. I’m convinced that a good number of us have lost a lotto ticket along the way and have desperately tried to unearth it in time for the draw but with little luck.

Depending on the size of your UK National lottery win, there are various ways in which you claim your prize. If your prize is below £200, you can collect your money from any UK National lottery retailer in the UK. When your prize money 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 make a trip to the post office to claim your prize.

When claiming UK lottery prizes of between £500 and £50,000 again the post office is where you must go to pick up your prize. You will need to fill out a claim form, provide your winning ticket as evidence as well as show your proof of identification before being given a cheque for your winnings. Cash prizes of this size can also be requested by mail from the UK National lottery head quarters. Again you will need to complete a claim form and send your winning ticket as evidence of your win. If you prefer to request your prize in this way, make sure you photocopy your lottery ticket for your records and then mail the actual ticket via recorded delivery.

If you are fortunate enough to be requesting a UK National lotto prize of more than £50,000, you have to visit one of the National lottery’s regional centres and pick up your prize in person.

If you want to keep away from ever joining the long line of people missing out on claiming their UK National lottery winnings, you should set up a subscription service with the UK National lottery directly. If you opt to do this, your lotto ticket payment will always be taken on time and you will be notified of any prize money coming your way a short time after the draw has been made. Playing the lottery in this way will guarantee that you never fail to claim prize money that is rightfully yours.