We are not talking about $2 cash back from scratch cards. Last fiscal year $27 Million went unclaimed in the California Lottery. Many states have close to $500,000 in unclaimed winnings that are due to expire soon unless people step up to claim them. What happens to the unclaimed winnings? It varies state to state, as some states just recycle the money back into the lottery and some give a percentage to state organizations the lottery supports. At the following lottery websites you can search by game and date of ticket purchased to see the winning numbers, and some states even have special pages set up for unclaimed winners. Who knows- you could be holding a $200,000 ticket!
Arizona Lottery
P.O. Box 2913
Phoenix, AZ 85062-2913
480-921-4400
Phoenix Winning Numbers Hotline: 480-829-7425
Winning Numbers Hotline for all other areas in Arizona: 800-499-3798
http://www.arizonalottery.com/
http://www.arizonalottery.com/UnclaimedPrizes.asp
$430,000 with one ticket worth $200,000
California Lottery
Headquarters Customer Service
600 North Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814800-LOTTERY - From CA, NV, OR & AZ916-323-7095 - From anywhere else
TDD: 800-345-4275
FY 2004-2005 unclaimed prizes totaled $27,019,168
http://www.calottery.com
Colorado Lottery
Headquarters
212 West 3rd Street, Suite 210
Pueblo, CO 81003719-546-2400
Fax: 719-546-5208
http://www.coloradolottery.com/
Connecticut Lottery
Connecticut Lottery Corporation
270 John Downey Drive
New Britain, CT 06051
Player's Information Line: 860-348-4000
http://www.ctlottery.org/
District of Columbia Lottery
The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board
2101 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20020-5731202-645-7900 or 645-8000
http://www.dclottery.com/
$8,631,000 in unclaimed winnings
Delaware Lottery
Delaware Lottery Office
McKee Business Park
1575 McKee Road, Suite 102
Dover, DE 19904302-739-5291
Fax: 302-739-6706
For winning numbers and other Delaware Lottery information
In Delaware: 1-800-338-6200
From out-of-state: 302-736-1436
http://lottery.state.de.us/
$240,000 current unclaimed big prizes
Florida Lottery
250 Mariott Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301850-487-7725
TDD: 850-487-7784
Fax: 850-488-8049
http://www.flalottery.com/
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery Corporation
250 Williams Street
Suite 3000
Atlanta, GA 30303
Player Information Hotline
Inside Georgia1-800-GA-LUCKY
Metro Atlanta
770-GA-LUCKY
Outside Georgia
1-900-25-LUCKY
http://www.galottery.com/
Indiana Lottery
Pan Am Plaza, Suite 1100
201 S. Capitol Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46225800-955-6886
http://www.in.gov/hoosierlottery
Idaho Lottery
PO Box 6537
Boise, ID 83707-6537208-334-2600
http://www.idaholottery.com/
Illinois Lottery
101 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702(800) 252-1775
TDD: (217) 524-5250
http://www.illinoislottery.com/subsections/contact.htm
$14,000,000 is waiting to be claimed
http://www.illinoislottery.com/subsections/Unclaimed.asp
Iowa Lottery
PO Box 10474
Des Moines, IA 50306-9996515-725-7900
Headquarters Winning Numbers Line: 515-323-4633
www.ialottery.com
http://www.ialottery.com/Games/unclaimed.asp
over $600,000 in unclaimed winnings.
Kansas Lottery
Kansas Lottery Headquarters
128 N. Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS 66603785-296-5774
Winning Numbers: 800-544-WINS
http://www.kslottery.com/
http://www.kslottery.com/GameInformation/UnclaimedWinners.asp
$750,000 in unclaimed winnings.
Kentucky Lottery
1011 West Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202502-560-1500
Winning Numbers Hotline502-583-2000
http://www.kylottery.com/
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Louisiana Lottery
555 Laurel St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1813225-297-2000
http://www.louisianalottery.com/
Winning Numbers Hotline800-735-5825 Statewide225-297-2350 Baton Rouge
Maine State Lottery Commission
8 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333800-452-8777207-287-3721
http://www.mainelottery.com/
http://www.mainelottery.com/players_info/unclaimed_prizes.html
over $250,000 in unclaimed winnings.
Maryland State Lottery Agency
Montgomery Business Park
1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 330
Baltimore, MD 21230410-230-8730
http://www.mdlottery.com/
Massachusetts Lottery
Braintree Lottery Headquarters
60 Columbian Street
Braintree, MA 02184781-849-5555
http://www.masslottery.com/
Michigan Lottery
101 E. Hillsdale
P.O. Box 30023
Lansing, MI 48909517-335-5600
Fax: 517-335-5644
http://www.michigan.gov/lottery
http://www.michigan.gov/lottery/0,1607,7-110-28916_28933---,00.html
some unclaimed big prizes
Minnesota Lottery
Headquarters
2645 Long Lake Road
Roseville, MN 55113651-297-7456
http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/
http://www.lottery.state.mn.us/unclaim.html
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 1603
1823 Southridge Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109-1603573-751-4050
Winning Numbers Hot line: 573-751-1111
http://www.molottery.com/
http://www.molottery.com/aboutourgames/winningnumbers/unclaimedprizes.shtm
Montana Lottery
2525 North Montana Avenue
Helena, MT 59601-0598406-444-5825
http://www.montanalottery.com/
Nebraska Lottery
P.O. Box 98901
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509402-471-6100
http://www.nelottery.com/
http://www.nelottery.com/article.xsp?aid=403
unclaimed prize info for lotto, but you can also search by game.
New Hampshire Lottery
P.O. Box 1208
Concord, NH 03302-1208
In-State: 800-852-3324
Out-of-State: 603-271-3391
www.nhlottery.com
http://www.nhlottery.com/winning-numbers/
New Jersey Lottery
P.O. Box 041
Trenton, NJ 08625609-599-5835
http://www.state.nj.us/lottery/
http://www.state.nj.us/lottery/games/1-7_unclaimed_jackpots.htm
New Mexico Lottery
Communications Office
PO Box 93130
Albuquerque, NM 87199-3130505-342-7600
New Mexico Lottery Player's Hotline: 505-342-PLAY (7529).
http://www.nmlottery.com/
New York Lottery
One Broadway Center
P.O. Box 7500 Schenectady, NY 12301-7500518-388-3415
http://www.nylottery.org/index.php
North Carolina Education Lottery
P.O. Box 41606
Raleigh, NC 27629-1606
Player Services at 877-962-7529 for more information.
http://www.nc-educationlottery.org/
North Dakota Lottery
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 125
Bismarck, ND 58505701-328-1574
http://www.ndlottery.org/
Ohio Lottery Commission
615 W. Superior Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113216-787-3200800-686-4208
http://www.ohiolottery.com/
Oklahoma Lottery Commission
3817 N. Santa Fe
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-522-7700
Fax: 405-521-0528
http://www.lottery.ok.gov/
http://www.lottery.ok.gov/unclaimed_prizes.asp
Oregon Lottery
PO Box 12649
Salem, OR 97309503-540-1000
http://www.oregonlottery.org/welcome.php
Pennsylvania Lottery
2850 Turnpike Industrial Drive
Middletown, PA 17057717-986-4699
Fax: 717-986-4767
http://www.palottery.state.pa.us/
Rhode Island Lottery
1425 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920401-463-6500
Fax: 401-463-5669
http://www.rilot.com/
South Carolina Education Lottery
PO Box 11039
Columbia, SC 29211-1039803-737-2002
http://www.sceducationlottery.com/
South Dakota Lottery
PO Box 7107
207 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501605-773-5770
Fax: 605-773-5786
http://www.sdlottery.org/
http://www.sdlottery.org/ClaimPrize_unclaimed.asp
Tennessee Lottery
P.O. Box 23470
Nashville, TN 37202615-324-6500
Player Services: 1 -877-7TN-PLAY (786-7529)
http://www.tnlottery.com/
Texas Lottery
P.O. Box 16630
Austin, TX 78761-6630800-37LOTTO
http://www.txlottery.org/
Vermont Lottery
1311 US Route 302-Berlin, Suite 100
Barre, VT 05641802-479-56861-800-322-8800 (in Vermont)
Fax: 802-479-4294
http://www.vtlottery.com/
Virginia Lottery
900 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219804-692-7000
Fax: 804-692-7102
http://www.valottery.com/
Washington Lottery
PO Box 43000
Olympia, WA 98504-3000360-664-4720
Fax: 360-664-2630
Winning Numbers Line1-800-545-7510
http://www.walottery.com/
http://www.walottery.com/sections/WinningNumbers/Default.aspx?Page=Unclaimed
$6,750,000 in just two top prizes
West Virginia Lottery
P.O. Box 2067
Charleston, WV 25327304-558-0500800-982-2274
http://www.wvlottery.com/
Wisconsin Lottery
PO Box 8941
Madison, WI 53708-8941608-261-4916
Winning Number Hotline608-266-7777
http://www.wilottery.com/index.asp
