A huge number of individuals throughout Britain play the UK National lottery every week on the off chance that they can scoop that life altering jackpot. You would therefore assume that these people would be desperate to check their tickets as soon as the draw has been completed to see if their dreams have come true. You may therefore be quite amazed when I say to you that a staggering sum of lotto cash never gets claimed. The UK lotto is regularly holding enormous amounts of lotto cash that they are just waiting to be claimed. In only the 5 month period from September 2008 to February 2009 just under 4 million still remains unclaimed by players of just the UK lotto game. These are not just a heap of small prizes either; there are many in excess of 10,000, a handful over 100,000 as well as one prize of 1.5 million. If you have made the effort to play the UK lotto, 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 state that any prize that has not been claimed within 180 days will be distributed among charitable organisations. The biggest reason put forward by lottery players as to why they do not claim their lottery wins is because they have lost their tickets. I’m sure that nearly all of us have lost a lottery ticket along the way and have desperately attempted to recover it in time for the draw but to no avail. Depending on the amount of your UK lottery win, there are various ways in which you claim your spoils. If your prize is below 200, you can collect your cash from any UK National lotto retailer in the UK. When your cash payout fall into the category between 200 and 500 some lotto retailers may still pay out a cash sum of this size but for those who decide against this you will need to make a trip to the post office to claim your prize. When claiming UK lottery prizes falling in the category between 500 and 50,000 again the post office is where you must go to pick up your prize. You will need to complete a claim form, provide your winning ticket as evidence as well as show your proof of identification before being presented with a cheque for your winnings. Cash prizes of this kind can also be requested by mail from the National lottery head quarters. Again you will be required to complete a claim form and mail your winning ticket as verification of your win. If you prefer to pick up your winnings in this way, make sure you photocopy your lottery ticket for your records and then send the ticket itself via recorded delivery. When you are lucky enough to be calling in a UK National lotto prize in excess of 50,000, you need to visit one of the National lottery’s regional centres and make your claim in person. If you want to steer clear of ever joining the vast number of individuals missing out on claiming their UK lottery prize money, it would be sensible to set up an online subscription plan with the UK National lottery directly. If you opt to do this, your lotto ticket payment will always be taken on time and you will be notified of any prizes coming your way shortly after the draw has come to a close. Playing in this manner will ensure that you never fail to claim prize money that is rightfully yours.
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