A New South Wales mother has claimed a $1 million prize nearly two years after the lottery was drawn. 9News
The ticket was unregistered, meaning officials had not way of contacting the Mount Hutton woman.A Lake Macquarie mother has claimed a $1 million prize nearly two years after the lottery was drawn."I thought I'd check it on Monday, and I was blown away," the mystery winner said."It's very exciting, the prize will truly go a long way."
The Lott said there were currently 22 unclaimed division one and major lottery prizes across Australia worth $16,270,374.35.Twelve are unclaimed prizes in New South Wales.In NSW ticket holders have six years to claim their prize but in Victoria winners only have six months. The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell encouraged all Aussies to check old tickets, or any places that might have tickets lying around, hiding in the car glovebox or in old shopping bags."These winning tickets were not registered to a player card or an online account, so we have no way of identifying or contacting the mystery winners to unite them with their prize," Hobdell said.
"It's an important reminder to always register tickets to an online account or players club card, so if you do happen to win division one, we can reveal the life-changing news straight after the draw."
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