Lottery ticket worth $8.2 million sold at Bellingham gas station. Here’s where
Did you buy a winning lottery ticket in Bellingham?
More than $9 million in unclaimed lottery prizes are set to expire over the next few months, according to Washington’s Lottery.
That includes a lucky Lotto ticket worth more than $8 million that was sold at a Bellingham gas station.
Here’s what to know:
What are unclaimed lottery prizes in Washington state?
According to Washington’s Lottery, lottery winners have yet to claim 15 large prizes valued at $10,000 or more, totaling more than 9.5 million
Three of those unclaimed lottery prizes — collectively worth more than half a million dollars — will expire in the next two weeks.
That includes $10,000 jackpots for winning Match 4 tickets sold in Tacoma and Airway Heights, according to lottery officials.
The $617,500 prize for a winning Hit 5 ticket told in Euphrata has also gone unclaimed.
Lottery prizes can be claimed as late as mid-October.
Where was winning lottery ticket sold in Bellingham?
A Lotto ticket worth $8.2 million was sold at an Arco gas station at 4240 Meridian Street in Bellingham, according to a Washington’s Lottery spokesperson.
The winning numbers in the Jan. 31 drawing were 3, 4, 6, 35, 41 and 48.
The Lotto ticket’s owner has until Thursday, July 30, to claim their prize.
I won the lottery. How long do I have to claim my prize?
“Winning players have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize,” lottery officials said in the release.
If you bought a winning Scratch ticket, you have 180 days from the last day of ticket sales to claim your winnings, according to Washington’s Lottery.
How do I collect my winnings in Washington state?
According to Washington’s Lottery, if your winning lottery ticket is worth less than $600, you can claim your prize at a participating retailer.
If you won more than $600, you must claim your prize at a regional lottery office.
Regional offices in Everett, Federal Way, Olympia, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
According to lottery officials, you’ll need the following pieces of identification to collect your winnings:
- The winning ticket, signed on the back
- Photo ID
- Social Security card
What happens if no one claims lottery winnings?
“By law, prizes that aren’t claimed are placed into a reserve account,” lottery officials said in the release.
Each June, the surplus in the reserve account is transferred to the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, which “helps college students across the state achieve their dreams and supports early childhood education programs,” the release said.