CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 22: A customer purchases a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven store in the Loop on January 22, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. The jackpot in the drawing has climbed to $970 million, the third highest in the game’s history. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The holidays are here, and as many look to finish up their holiday shopping with Christmas days away, it wouldn't hurt to have some extra cash around.
For those who played the Illinois Lottery in 2023, it may be worth going back and checking your tickets from this year as over $4 million in lottery prizes from the year remain unclaimed, according to lottery officials.
The unclaimed winnings total $4.35 million, including two tickets that will expire in the first half of 2024.
The following prizes, listed in chronological order, remain unclaimed:
The first two prizes, a $225,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot won in Bellwood in April, and a $450,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot won in Skokie in June, both expire one year from the date of the winning drawing, giving those winners just a few months left to claim their prizes.
A full list of unclaimed Illinois Lottery prizes can be found here.
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