Washington Lottery Alert: $9.5 Million Still Waiting to Be Claimed

If you grabbed a lottery ticket around Olympia, you might want to double-check it—seriously. There’s over $9 million in unclaimed prizes sitting out there in Washington, and some of them are about to expire.

? Big prizes still waiting

• Around 14 unclaimed prizes worth $10,000+ are still out there
• Total value? A massive $9.5 million
• One jaw-dropper: an $82 million winning ticket bought in Bellingham is still unclaimed (deadline coming in July)

? Some deadlines are coming up fast

A couple of prizes are about to vanish if no one claims them:

• $10,000 Match 4 ticket sold in Airway Heights — expires soon
• $617,500 Hit 5 prize from Ephrata — still untouched

? What about Olympia?

One lucky ticket worth $10,000 was sold at a gas station on Northwest Harrison Ave.

• Winning numbers: 3, 4, 7, 8
• Drawing date: April 13
• Claim deadline: October 10

? More unclaimed wins across the state

• $420,000 Hit 5 ticket sold in Ridgefield
  • Numbers: 1, 6, 18, 23, 25
  • Deadline: June 7
• Five Match 4 tickets worth $10,000 each sold in Kalama
  • Numbers: 4, 8, 18, 19
  • Deadline: October 16

? How long do you have to claim?

• Draw games: 180 days from the drawing date
• Scratch tickets: 180 days from when sales end

? How to claim your money

• Under $600 ? claim at a lottery retailer
• Over $600 ? visit a lottery office
• Bring:
  • Your signed ticket
  • Photo ID
  • Social Security card

? What if no one claims it?

Unclaimed prizes don’t just disappear—they get moved into a state reserve fund. Every June, that money goes toward programs that support college students and early education across Washington.

? Bottom line: If you’ve got a ticket lying around, now’s the time to check—it could be worth way more than you think.