There are some big Louisiana Lottery winners that haven’t claimed their prizes, which are in some cases at least 50-thousand-dollars. Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says they are seeking a winner who matched four of the five white ball numbers on September 2nd. Their ticket is about to expire.
Chopin says that the ticket "expires on March first."
So what happens to the unclaimed lottery winnings? Chopin says there are roughly between nine and 11-million-dollars in unclaimed money annually that can be won again.
According to Chopin, the money from unclaimed prizes is used to "increase the payout" of scratch-off games.
Chopin’s advice is to sign the back of your tickets, then you can check for the winning numbers on the lottery tv show at 9:59pm on the nights they air. The Lottery also has other means of getting the word out on winning numbers.
Chopin says that the winning numbers can be found on louisianalottery.com as well as its Twitter account.