OzLotto Prize Still Unclaimed

Thursday 1 April, 2010 17:56

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A very lucky Sydney resident is unaware that he or she is $30 million richer after winning the prize in the OzLotto draw on Wednesday.

The NSW Lottery confirmed that while the winner hailed from Sydney, nobody had come forward to register the ticket.

"We are looking for an Inner West player that is now worth $30 million, and it is likely they don't know yet," said John Vineburg, speaking for NSW Lotteries.

"This entry was not purchased using a NSW Lotteries Players Club card, so we have no details about the winner," he said.

The hectic time leading up to Easter Weekend may have changed the routine of some lottery players who usually check the winning numbers religiously.

"We normally see these tickets checked pretty early, usually in the afternoon or the following morning," said Vineburg, "but maybe with the long weekend it could be even longer."

The lottery group would also not reveal the name of the ticket outlet where the lucky ticket was purchased but it said that it had already contacted the news agency "under the clock of silence".

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This will be NSW's second largest lottery payout ever and the winner will receive all the money, tax free.

If the player eventually comes forward, the money could potentially be in his or her bank account within a fortnight.

"This is the last day of the public ownership in NSW lotteries, so it is nice to have the second biggest prize we have ever sold," said Vienburg.

Since the NSW Lotteries launched nearly 80 years ago, it has paid out more than $13 billion to Australians.

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