EuroMillions lottery jackpot of $102 million goes unclaimed < br />

2012-12-07 12:32:15 GMT+7 (ICT)

LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A mystery lottery player has lost out on £63.8 million ($102.4 million) after the deadline to claim the prize expired on late Wednesday evening, officials from transnational EuroMillions lottery confirmed on Thursday. It is the lottery's biggest ever unclaimed prize.

The winning ticket for the June 8 draw, which coincided with the start of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship and was the weekend after the Royal Flotilla for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, was purchased at an unidentified store in the Stevenage or Hitchin area of Hertfordshire.

The National Lottery in the United Kingdom had launched a nationwide campaign to find the mystery lottery player, but no one came forward by the 11 p.m. deadline on Wednesday. It means the prize and interest accrued on it will instead go to the National Lottery Good Causes which funds a wide range of projects.

While the vast majority of prizes are usually claimed within the 180 day period, the enormous jackpot prize was not the only prize which went unclaimed following the draw on June 8. Lottery officials said a ticket which was sold in the Monmouthshire area of southeast Wales was worth £102,891 ($165,140) but had also not been claimed by Wednesday night.

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Does the unclaimed monies go back to consolidated revenue or back to the lottery pool?

Edited December 7, 201213 yr by BookMan

Does the unclaimed monies go back to consolidated revenue or back to the lottery pool?

It goes to a fund to be given to 'good causes'.

Bet the winner kicks himself if he/she ever finds out. I mean, what a waste of a 1 pound coin - he would have got a lot in Poundland for that.

Bet the winner kicks himself if he/she ever finds out. I mean, what a waste of a 1 pound coin - he would have got a lot in Poundland for that.

It's Euromillions, so it's 2 pounds

Always check your pockets before putting your clothes in the the washing machine.

Does the unclaimed monies go back to consolidated revenue or back to the lottery pool?

It goes to a fund to be given to 'good causes'.

OMG, what a tragedy! I would have known a very "good cause."

3.978.000.000.- Baht !

Interesting nobody is quoting the size of the prize in Euros. Is it the Gambian dalasi that "$" refers to.

Maybe they thought it was a losing ticket and threw it away. I once nearly threw away a ticket I thought was a loser but I had to claim for another so I got them to run my ticket through the machine and it was a winner. Only about AU$10 though. I think I'd have noticed myself if it had been AU$99.14(that was the figure reported in the Australian press).

In answer to the last post, about 80.5 million euros. The amount the story refers to is probably in US dollars, although by my calculations it should be US$103.9.

Edited December 9, 201213 yr by mic59

Bummer my flight was delayed,going to collect it.

Maybe next time.