The lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery announced on the 4th that the unclaimed prize payment deadlines for Lotto draws 1102 and 1103, held in January this year, are only about a month away.
The first prize for the 1102nd Lotto draw, held on January 13, amounts to 1,383,590,000 KRW. The first prize winners came from a total of 20 sales locations in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Busan, Chungnam, and Jeonnam, among which two winners have not yet claimed their prizes. The winning numbers are ‘13, 14, 22, 26, 37, 38’, and the winning locations are two lottery sales stores located in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Bitgaram-ro, Naju-si, Jeonnam.
The first prize for the 1103rd Lotto draw, held on January 20, is 1,574,410,000 KRW, and the second prize is 58,690,000 KRW. The first prize winning numbers are ‘10, 12, 29, 31, 40, 44’, and the Lotto ticket was purchased at a lottery sales store on Dobong-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. The second prize winning numbers are ‘10, 12, 29, 31, 40, 44 with bonus number 2’, and the winning location is a lottery sales store on Hakjeong-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu.
Lotto prizes must be claimed within one year from the start of payment. The payment expiration date for the 1102nd draw is until January 14 next year, and for the 1103rd draw, it is until January 21 next year. Prizes unclaimed after the payment deadline are fully transferred to the Lottery Fund according to the Lottery and Lottery Fund Act and are used for various public interest projects such as welfare for marginalized groups, housing stability, scholarship programs, and cultural and artistic projects.
Kim Jeong-eun, head of the Donghaeng Lottery Soundness Headquarters, said, "Sometimes people forget to check after purchasing a lottery ticket," and added, "Even after the draw date has passed, please make sure to check the winning numbers before discarding the ticket so you don’t miss out on the luck you’ve won."
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