Why are people not claiming prizes won in the Wisconsin Lottery?
WISCONSIN LOTTERY PRIZE WORTH $ 40 MILLION STILL UNCLAIMED In the past eleven years, lottery winners in Wisconsin have failed to stake claim to more than $ 38.3 million in prizes. Besides, another $ 3 million is likely to go as unclaimed in the current fiscal year, says spokesman Andrew Bohage. He added to state that it did not include the unclaimed scratch-off winners. Lottery prizes need to be redeemed within a span of 180 days. After that period, any unclaimed money goes to property tax relief. Bohage further stays that he finds it difficult to pinpoint a single reason as to why the winnings were not claimed. However, he suspects that several players do not understand that there are prizes which are other than jackpots. For instance, the multistate game of Powerball offers several prizes that range from $ 7 to $ 2, 00,000 in order to match few of the six winning numbers. The same thing goes for the other games of lotto, such as badger 5, megabucks and super cash. The moment the Powe
not the first time though http://www.lotterypost.com/news/176832 A Wisconsin lottery ticket worth $100,000 will be worthless if no one claims the prize in the next 10 days. The ticket for the “Holiday Millions Raffle” was purchased more than six months ago in Neenah and was one of 10 that won $100,000 in a New Year’s Day drawing. But it’s the only one that hasn’t been used to claim the prize, and the 180-day claim period runs out June 27. Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage says officials are hoping someone just forgot about the ticket and can still claim the winnings. If it isn’t claimed, the prize money goes into the funds that the lottery provides to help reduce property taxes. APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Lottery says winners have failed to claim nearly $40 million in prizes in the past 11 years. And that figure doesn’t include unclaimed scratch-off winners. Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage says based on recent
