Are you sitting on an unclaimed division one lottery prize?
The approaching new financial year could be the best one yet for any Aussie who unearths a division one winning lottery ticket among their receipts and paperwork this tax time.
There are currently 18 unclaimed division one and major lottery prizes across our jurisdictions worth almost $20 million (see table below) including:
- Nine in Queensland worth $6.4 million
- Six in New South Wales worth $2.8 million
- One in the ACT worth $4.8 million
- One in Victoria worth $4.8 million
- One in South Australia worth $1.05 million
Table 1: Unclaimed major lottery prizes across The Lott's jurisdictions as at 16/06/2021
| Game |
Draw no | Win date* | Selling outlet | Outlet suburb | State | Division 1 prize |
| Set for Life | 2072 |
8-Apr-21 | Thistle Kiosk | Woden | ACT | $4,800,000.00 |
| Saturday Lotto | 3905 | 22-Dec-18 | Connection Newsagency | Sydney | NSW |
$1,018,499.24 |
| Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize |
1235 | 28-Feb-18 | Top End Newsagent Katoomba | Katoomba | NSW | $200,000.00 |
| Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize |
1278 | 15-Apr-19 | Yagoona Newsagency | Yagoona | NSW | $200,000.00 |
| Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize |
1411 | 2-Aug-19 | Governor Macquarie Drive Newsagency |
Chipping Norton | NSW | $200,000.00 |
| Saturday Lotto |
4147 | 17-Apr-21 | Winston Hills Newsagency | Winston Hills | NSW | $1,145,653.60 |
| Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot 1st Prize |
10467 | 7-Jun-21 | Anna Bay Newsagency & Post Office |
Anna Bay | NSW | $100,000.00 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3539 | 20-Jun-15 | Nextra Morayfield Village | Morayfield | QLD | $1,000,000.00 |
| Monday Gold Lotto |
3618 | 19-Dec-16 | Cotton Tree News | Maroochydore | QLD | $1,000,000.00 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3699 | 31-Dec-16 | Lutwyche News & Gifts | Lutwyche | QLD | $1,347,826.09 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3787 | 4-Nov-17 | Nextra Capalaba Park News | Capalaba | QLD | $369,059.13 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3867 | 11-Aug-18 | Golden Lucky News | Helensvale | QLD | $671,513.12 |
| Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot 1st Prize |
1249 | 15-Mar-19 | Nextra Wynnum Plaza | Wynnum West | QLD | $200,000.00 |
| Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot 1st Prize |
10280 | 1-Apr-19 | NewsExtra Springwood Mall | Springwood | QLD | $100,000.00 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3961 | 6-Jul-19 | Gatton Plaza Newsagency | Gatton | QLD | $774,838.34 |
| Saturday Gold Lotto |
3967 | 27-Jul-19 | News Worx | Victoria Point | QLD | $1,000,000.00 |
| X Lotto |
4069 | 18-Jul-20 | newsXpress Naracoorte | Naracoorte | SA | $1,053,905.78 |
| Set for Life |
1996 | 22-Jan-21 | Echuca Square Lotto | Echuca | VIC | $4,800,000.00 |
Since these winning tickets were not registered to a player card or online account, we have no way of identifying or contacting the mystery winners to unite them with their prize.
From old shopping bags and fridge doors, to car gloveboxes and sock drawers, Australians have a history of storing winning lottery tickets in weird and wonderful places.
We’ve had past division one winners come forward months and even years after the draw after finding an old ticket in the back of a drawer, in the central console of their car, and at the bottom of their handbag.
With more than $20 million waiting to be united with their rightful winners, it’s worth checking any old lottery tickets you might come across!
You can check your tickets instore at your local outlet, online here or via The Lott app.
The amount of time players have to claim their prizes varies from state to state.
In Queensland, people have seven years, while in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory it is six years.
In Victoria, people have six months to claim their prize directly from Tatts, after which it can be claimed from the Victorian State Revenue Office.
In South Australia, people have 12 months to claim their prize directly from SA Lotteries, after which it can be claimed from the Lotteries Commission of South Australia (Administration costs are associated with the processing of these claims).
The period to claim prizes directly from us is set to expire next month on two major prizes – the $4.8 million Set for Life prize from Echuca in Victoria, and the $1.05 million Saturday X Lotto prize from Naracoorte in South Australia.
What are you waiting for? It's time to start searching for missing tickets.