$55 Million Winning Ticket Still Unclaimed! Why?

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Is there a worse feeling than betting on an event, watching your predictions come true as if you had a sixth sense, celebrating the jubilation of your new riches, and then having that sinking feeling as you desperately search for your ticket?

We think we’ve found it.

One Melbourne resident has unknowingly pocketed $55 million after their lucky numbers came up on the Australian Powerball on January 11th, 2018.

Unfortunately, three weeks have passed and a winner has yet to come forward.

The lucky (or unlucky) punter placed a bet at a local newsagency in Brunswick, but as they did not register the ticket, there is no way to identify the winner of the ticket.

Tatts spokeswoman Elissa Lewis said the $55 million prize has taken records into uncharted territory as it is the largest unclaimed prize in Australia’s lottery history.

“It’s been three weeks since the prize was won and we still don’t know who the winner is or what they have been doing during the past three weeks,” Ms Lewis said.

Amazingly, billions of dollars each year go unclaimed – with many punters left with no idea that they had even won!

This Couldn't Happen at Lottoland!

Thankfully, as a Lottoland player – this could never happen to you! Here’s why:

Added security – One of the benefits of betting online with Lottoland is the added security of your returns! Every bet that you place with us is logged in your account history which you can check whenever you like, and it never goes away. Essentially, you can never lose the ticket!

Winnings appear in your account straight away – As soon as the lottery draw has been resulted, winnings will go straight into your Lottoland player account. There is no need for you to claim the winning ticket – we do it automatically for you, which means there is never unclaimed winnings.

We can contact you if you don’t check your account – As you are a registered player with us, we have your contact details (don’t worry these are safe and secure with us!), which means that even if you forget to check your account – we can still make contact with you! Exactly what happened to our $1.3 million MegaMillions winner!

Winnings can be in your bank within two days – Arguably, the best part about betting online with Lottoland, is that you can having your winnings paid out within as little as two days! Normal lottery operators can take weeks to process winnings.