While an estimated one-in-five Aussie adults vie for the chance to win this Tuesday’s $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot prize and become a millionaire before the year ends, you may have unknowingly already won a major lottery prize and simply need to check your tickets.

There are currently 20 unclaimed division one and major lottery prizes across Australia worth almost $18 million in prize money. Seven each in Queensland and New South Wales, two in the ACT and Western Australia, and one each Victoria and South Australia.

Did you know the amount of time players have to claim any lottery prizes varies from state to state?

In Queensland, people have seven years to claim their lottery prizes, but in Victoria, people have only 12 months to claim their wins directly from us – after which time they can claim directly from the Victorian Government.

The oldest unclaimed division one win is in Queensland - a ticket purchased in Lutwyche won a Saturday Gold Lotto prize worth more than $1.3 million from a draw held in December 2016. There are only days left to claim this prize!

One of the most recent unclaimed division one wins was from last month – a ticket purchased in Bentleigh won a TattsLotto prize of more than $653,000.

The biggest unclaimed lottery win is a $4.8 million Set for Life division one win from April 2021 with an entry purchased in Woden in the ACT. The mystery ticketholder would expect to receive $20,000 a month for the next twenty years if their prize was to be claimed.

Unclaimed major lottery prizes across Australia

*Note this is the draw date, not the entry purchase date. Entries could have been purchased up to 10 weeks in advance of a draw. #Lotterywest is the lottery operator in Western Australia

Be sure to register any tickets into Tuesday night’s $70 million Oz Lotto draw because if you scored a slice of the division one prize, we can call you immediately after the draw with the life-changing news!

These winning tickets were not registered to a player card or an online account, so we have no way of identifying or contacting the mystery winners to unite them with their prize.

As you’re cleaning up around the home this festive season, keep an eye out for any unchecked lottery tickets. You could be one of the winners we’re looking for!