The BIGGEST lottery prizes that remain unclaimed in Alberta | Daily Hive

For most, winning the lottery is a wildest dream come true. So it might come as a shock to learn that prizes, however tempting, sometimes sit waiting for their lucky prize collector. These are some of the biggest lottery wins in Alberta that are still unclaimed.

You might be asking yourself, “Who doesn’t know they’ve just won a life-changing amount of money?” It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes winning lottery players miss the deadline, leaving huge amounts of cash unclaimed.

Winners are given one year from the draw date to claim their winnings. When the deadline approaches and no winner comes forward, lottery corporations put out announcements as a reminder.

When a winner cannot be tracked down, the uncollected money goes back into the prize pool. Unfortunately, even if you find your big winning ticket, if the deadline has passed, you cannot collect the prize.

We don’t know what’s worse: not knowing you’ve won or knowing you’ve missed the deadline.

Without further ado, here are the biggest lottery prizes in Alberta that remain unclaimed.

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Calgary Lotto Max

Draw date: Aug. 9, 2024
Prize value: $1,000,000
Numbers drawn: 8,22,26,32,38,41,44

Calgary Lotto Max

Draw date: Aug. 20, 2024
Prize value: $333,333.40
Numbers drawn: 2,18,19,22,30,39,41

Edmonton Lotto Max

Draw date: Sept. 17, 2024
Prize value: $500,000
Numbers drawn: 2,8,21,24,41,45,46

Alberta Extra

Draw date: Oct. 9, 2024
Prize value: $100,000
Numbers drawn: 4591780

Alberta Lotto Max

Draw date: Nov. 29, 2024
Prize value: $355,128.90
Numbers drawn: 6,17,26,29,30,39,49,2

It’s enough to make you think twice before tossing those old, crumpled receipts.

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