Overview
- Allwyn disclosed Thursday that 1,542,081 UK players have unspent online winnings, with an average balance of £3.90 and more than 195,000 accounts holding £10 or more.
- The operator says the unclaimed entries correspond to over 1.9 million individual wins and that online winnings of up to £500 are paid directly into accounts.
- Allwyn provided a regional breakdown showing hundreds of thousands of unclaimed prizes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and it is contacting players by email when they win.
- Separately, a £1 million Lotto prize bought in Cheshire East on July 4 remains unclaimed and an alleged £12 million winning ticket in Abercynon is under investigation with draws suspended at the retailer.
- Allwyn highlights that recent Lotto format changes give each £2 line two chances to win, which it says improves overall odds and is expected to roughly double the annual number of new millionaires.