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A huge number of individuals in Britain play the UK lottery
every week on the off chance that they can win that life
altering jackpot. You would therefore think that these
individuals would be frantic to check the results
immediately after the draw has been completed to see if
their dreams have been answered. You may therefore be pretty
amazed when I tell you that a considerable amount of lottery
cash never gets claimed.
The UK lotto is regularly storing vast sums of lottery cash
that they are just waiting to be claimed. In only the five
month period from September 2008 to February 2009 just short
of £4 million still remains unclaimed by players of just the
UK lotto game. These are not just a mass of insignificant
prizes either; there are many in excess of £10,000, a few of
more than £100,000 as well as one prize of £1.5 million.
If you have made the effort to purchase a ticket for the
UK lottery, make a habit of checking your ticket
numbers the minute the draw has taken place. If you are
fortunate enough to secure a cash prize, claim it as quickly
as possible because the UK National lottery rules specify
that any prize that has not been claimed within 180 days
will no longer be payable.
The principle reason given by individuals as to why they do
not claim their lottery 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 attempted to
locate it in time for the draw but with no luck.
Depending on the size of your UK lotto win, there are
different ways in which you claim your prize. If your prize
is below £200, you can collect your money from any UK
lottery retailer in Britain. When your cash payout falls
between £200 and £500 some lottery retailers may still pay
out a cash sum of this size but for those who choose not to
do this you will need to visit a post office to claim your
cash prize.
When you have to claim UK lotto prizes that fit the category
between £500 and £50,000 again the post office is where you
must go to pick up your prize. You will be required to
complete a claim form, provide your winning ticket as
evidence as well as show your proof of identification before
being issued a cheque for your winnings. Cash prizes of this
size can also be claimed by mail from the UK lotto head
quarters. Again you will be required to complete a claim
form and mail your winning ticket as confirmation of your
win. If you opt to request your winnings in this manner,
photocopy your winning ticket for your security and then
send the actual ticket via recorded delivery.
If you are fortunate enough to be claiming a UK lotto prize
of more than £50,000, you are required to make a trip to one
of the National lottery’s regional centres and pick up your
prize in person.
If you want to avoid ever joining the vast number of people
who forfeit their UK National lottery prize money, it would
be wise to set up a lottery ticket subscription with the UK
National lottery directly. By doing this, your ticket
payments will always be taken on time and you will be made
aware of any cash payouts coming your way shortly after each
draw. Playing the lotto in this manner will make sure that
you always claim lottery prize money that is owed to you.
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