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The Australian
21-07-2025
- General
- The Australian
Lotto winner could miss $670,000 payout
One lotto winner has been unwittingly sitting on a $670,000 ticket for almost seven years, but could miss collecting the winnings when it finally expires for good in three weeks. On Saturday 11 August 2018, the mystery player scored a total prize of $671,513.12, holding one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto Draw 3867. Since then the ticket has remained unclaimed likely meaning the owner is unaware of the ticket's value. The ticket is unregistered meaning its owner's details are unknown and the ticket is currently the oldest unclaimed lottery prize in Australia. In Queensland, winners have up to seven years from the draw date to claim their prize; that deadline is Monday 11 August 2025. The winning entry was purchased at Golden Lucky News in Helensvale on the Gold Coast. The winner likely has no idea their ticket is worth $670,000. Picture: Supplied Golden Lucky News owner Melanie Zhi said she hoped the mystery division one winner would check their ticket and come forward before the deadline to claim the prize. 'It's hard to believe the division one winner still hasn't come forward after all these years. We're really hoping they'll check their ticket and finally claim their prize,' she said. 'While most of our customers are locals, we do get plenty of visitors from various places, especially from NSW. Honestly, the winner could be anyone. 'I took over the outlet late last year, and it would be incredible if the mystery winner came forward. What a moment that would be.' With less than one month left to claim the exciting prize, The Lott spokeswoman Anna Hobdell urged all players in the area to check their tickets. Golden Lucky News in Helensvale Gold Coast is where the ticket was purchased. Picture: Supplied 'It's highly likely our mystery winner has been going about the past seven years as normal with no idea they've been sitting on a winning ticket worth $670,000,' she said. 'We know other big winners have stashed their winning tickets in all sorts of places – from the fridge door to the car console – so it's worth searching all nooks and crannies for unchecked tickets. 'This is a great reminder to all players to register their tickets to a player card or online account. 'If this player had registered their ticket to The Lott Members Club, they would have already been united with their good fortune seven years ago. 'For lost lottery tickets not registered to The Lott Members Club, a lost or damaged ticket search form will need to be completed. 'If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 immediately to begin the process of claiming your prize.' The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3867 on 11 August 2018 were 1, 23, 8, 15, 44, 20, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 18. Robert White Cadet Robert got his start as an Editorial Assistant at the Daily Telegraph in 2024 before entering the Newscorp cadet program. With a background in history and law Robert has a passion for politics and crime reporting as well as telling meaningful stories. @white_robb73416 Robert White
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lotto winner could miss $670,000 payout
One lotto winner has been unwittingly sitting on a $670,000 ticket for almost seven years, but could miss collecting the winnings when it finally expires for good in three weeks. On Saturday 11 August 2018, the mystery player scored a total prize of $671,513.12, holding one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto Draw 3867. Since then the ticket has remained unclaimed likely meaning the owner is unaware of the ticket's value. The ticket is unregistered meaning its owner's details are unknown and the ticket is currently the oldest unclaimed lottery prize in Australia. In Queensland, winners have up to seven years from the draw date to claim their prize; that deadline is Monday 11 August 2025. The winning entry was purchased at Golden Lucky News in Helensvale on the Gold Coast. Golden Lucky News owner Melanie Zhi said she hoped the mystery division one winner would check their ticket and come forward before the deadline to claim the prize. 'It's hard to believe the division one winner still hasn't come forward after all these years. We're really hoping they'll check their ticket and finally claim their prize,' she said. 'While most of our customers are locals, we do get plenty of visitors from various places, especially from NSW. Honestly, the winner could be anyone. 'I took over the outlet late last year, and it would be incredible if the mystery winner came forward. What a moment that would be.' With less than one month left to claim the exciting prize, The Lott spokeswoman Anna Hobdell urged all players in the area to check their tickets. 'It's highly likely our mystery winner has been going about the past seven years as normal with no idea they've been sitting on a winning ticket worth $670,000,' she said. 'We know other big winners have stashed their winning tickets in all sorts of places – from the fridge door to the car console – so it's worth searching all nooks and crannies for unchecked tickets. 'This is a great reminder to all players to register their tickets to a player card or online account. 'If this player had registered their ticket to The Lott Members Club, they would have already been united with their good fortune seven years ago. 'For lost lottery tickets not registered to The Lott Members Club, a lost or damaged ticket search form will need to be completed. 'If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 immediately to begin the process of claiming your prize.' The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3867 on 11 August 2018 were 1, 23, 8, 15, 44, 20, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 18.
News.com.au
21-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Lotto winner could miss $670,000 payout
One lotto winner has been unwittingly sitting on a $670,000 ticket for almost seven years, but could miss collecting the winnings when it finally expires for good in three weeks. On Saturday 11 August 2018, the mystery player scored a total prize of $671,513.12, holding one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto Draw 3867. Since then the ticket has remained unclaimed likely meaning the owner is unaware of the ticket's value. The ticket is unregistered meaning its owner's details are unknown and the ticket is currently the oldest unclaimed lottery prize in Australia. In Queensland, winners have up to seven years from the draw date to claim their prize; that deadline is Monday 11 August 2025. The winning entry was purchased at Golden Lucky News in Helensvale on the Gold Coast. Golden Lucky News owner Melanie Zhi said she hoped the mystery division one winner would check their ticket and come forward before the deadline to claim the prize. 'It's hard to believe the division one winner still hasn't come forward after all these years. We're really hoping they'll check their ticket and finally claim their prize,' she said. 'While most of our customers are locals, we do get plenty of visitors from various places, especially from NSW. Honestly, the winner could be anyone. 'I took over the outlet late last year, and it would be incredible if the mystery winner came forward. What a moment that would be.' With less than one month left to claim the exciting prize, The Lott spokeswoman Anna Hobdell urged all players in the area to check their tickets. 'It's highly likely our mystery winner has been going about the past seven years as normal with no idea they've been sitting on a winning ticket worth $670,000,' she said. 'We know other big winners have stashed their winning tickets in all sorts of places – from the fridge door to the car console – so it's worth searching all nooks and crannies for unchecked tickets. 'This is a great reminder to all players to register their tickets to a player card or online account. 'If this player had registered their ticket to The Lott Members Club, they would have already been united with their good fortune seven years ago. 'For lost lottery tickets not registered to The Lott Members Club, a lost or damaged ticket search form will need to be completed. 'If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 immediately to begin the process of claiming your prize.' The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3867 on 11 August 2018 were 1, 23, 8, 15, 44, 20, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 18.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Someone Has a $3.2 Million Lotto Winner and Doesn't Seem To Know It
Someone has a multimillion-dollar winning lottery ticket and doesn't appear to know it yet. According to the Missouri Lottery, a lucky player who won $3.2 million in Wednesday's Lotto drawing has yet to claim the prize. The ticket was sold at a QuikTrip at 9951 Big Board Blvd. in Oakland. The winning numbers for the drawing were 1, 5, 10, 13, 20 and 30. Missouri Lotto winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize, which sets the deadline for this ticket at Jan. 12, 2026. "Any prize money that is unclaimed 180 days after the draw date of a ticket's last winning play will go to benefit Missouri public education," writes the Missouri Lottery. That isn't the only significant unclaimed prize in Missouri at the moment. The official website lists four others, all of which come from the Powerball. One unknown Powerball winner hit for $50,000 on the March 26 drawing after buying a ticket at a West County Phillips 66 on Clayton Road in Town and Country. Two other $50,000 Powerball winners bought their tickets from the Red X in N.W. Platte in Riverside for the May 24 drawing and at the Walmart Supercenter on Grindstone Parkway in Columbia for the July 7 drawing, respectively. Last but certainly not least, there's an unclaimed $250,000 winner from the July 7 Powerball drawing, a ticket that was sold at Rocket on Olive Blvd. in Has a $3.2 Million Lotto Winner and Doesn't Seem To Know It first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 20, 2025 Solve the daily Crossword
News24
13-07-2025
- Business
- News24
This year, the JSE estimated R4.5bn in unclaimed dividends. Here's how to find out if you're owed
In January 2025, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange estimated that there were R4.5 billion in unclaimed dividends. To identify who should receive these dividends, the JSE collaborated with twenty large listed companies and launched the national 'Claim It' campaign. You may be a beneficiary of an estate, but the shareholding was never declared when the estate was settled, so dividends weren't paid out to you. You may also be entitled to dividends due to your own shareholding. You could have bought shares as an investment or received them as part of your employer's remuneration package. If you change jobs, retire, change your banking details, or even move to a new address without notifying the company or their Transfer Secretary, your dividends will not be paid if they are unable to verify your details. This becomes part of the unclaimed dividends pool. What happens to unclaimed dividends? There are no hard-and-fast rules, and each company decides on their own course of action. A company can decide that dividends are forfeited if not claimed within three, five, or ten years, and this is documented in the company's Memorandum of Incorporation. Although these dividends can be forfeited after the prescribed period, most companies will still pay out the dividend to you, even if you claim it after the prescribed period. Other companies may choose to hold unclaimed dividends in trust indefinitely. How can I find out if dividends are owed to me? The JSE has set up a portal at where you can complete an online form, and they will check to see whether you have any unclaimed dividends. You can also call the JSE Claim It contact centre on 0861 401 105 or visit their offices at One Exchange Square, 2 Gwen Lane, Sandton, and a dedicated team will assist you. Shareholder information is stored in a registry at the JSE, and they will need to verify whether the individual was a shareholder and owed unclaimed dividends. You will need to provide the details of the shareholder to submit an enquiry, whether it is yourself, a family member, or the deceased person: South African ID Full names and address Contact information, either a cellphone, landline number, or email address If I'm entitled to dividends, how can I claim them? If a shareholding account is traced, the JSE will request proof of ownership, FICA documents, or deceased estate backing documents before paying unclaimed dividends. To comply with the POPIA, they will not disclose information if you don't have the necessary information to submit an enquiry or claim. Are all listed companies part of this campaign? The JSE 'Claim It' campaign is a voluntary initiative, so participation isn't mandatory. Currently, 20 companies are collaborating with the JSE to make their shareholder data available for tracing and claims. Many listed companies also have their own tracing and investor engagement efforts in place. More companies may join the campaign in future to further expand the reach and impact of this initiative. Companies in the 'Claim It' campaign These are the companies taking part in the 'Claim It' campaign. If you or a family member worked for one of these companies, you may be entitled to some unclaimed dividends: African Media Entertainment Ltd Advtech Ltd Cashbuild Ltd Finbond Group Ltd Growthpoint Properties Ltd JSE Ltd Merafe Resources Ltd Mpact Ltd Naspers Ltd Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd Old Mutual Ltd Quilter Reunert Ltd Sasol Khanyisa Sasol Inzalo Sasol Ltd Super Group Ltd Vodacom Group Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd YeboYethu This article was first published on an initiative by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA). News24 cannot be held liable for any investment decisions made based on the advice given by independent financial service providers. Under the ECT Act and to the fullest extent possible under the applicable law, News24 disclaims all responsibility or liability for any damages whatsoever resulting from the use of this site in any manner.
