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B.C. lottery ticket worth $1 million still unclaimed

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Winning the lottery in B.C. is an exciting moment for anyone who plays. But what happens when someone wins - whether that is $50 or $50M? The BCLC provides the steps both they and players take to verify and hand out prizes – Apr 8, 2024

Twenty-three days and counting.

That’s how long a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, purchased in B.C. last year, has before it expires.

So if you purchased a ticket in Maple Ridge last Sept. 28, 2022, the B.C. Lottery Corporation is encouraging people to check their wallets, purses, couches, junk drawers and vehicles for the seven-figure ticket.

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The ticket will expire on midnight on that Thursday. All lottery prize winners have 52 weeks from the draw date printed on their ticket to claim their prize.

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The winning number for the Gold Ball Draw was 12299795-01.

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The BCLC says the Gold Ball Draw is a guaranteed prize draw where players will win either a guaranteed prize of $1 million, or a growing jackpot that starts at $10 million.

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