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Request date: 27 November 2024
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Online version: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/freedomofinformation/unclaimed-lottery-and-scratch-card-prizes
Please could you provide me with the total number of unclaimed UK lottery and scratch card prizes for the years 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024.
Please could you provide the total amount of unclaimed prizes for 2023 to 2024 as a list of how much went unclaimed each month? I need to calculate as accurately as possible what the total of unclaimed prizes amounted to in the 3rd licence period.
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested:
Please could you provide me with the total number of unclaimed UK lottery and scratch card prizes for the years 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024.
Please could you provide the total amount of unclaimed prizes for 2023 to 2024 as a list of how much went unclaimed each month? I need to calculate as accurately as possible what the total of unclaimed prizes amounted to in the 3rd licence period.
In relation to part one of your request, section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere. In order to be of assistance, please see the following:
With regards to part two of your request, concerning the total amount of unclaimed prizes for 2023 to 2024 as a list of how much went unclaimed each month, please see the following information. Please note, the information for 2023 to 2024 is over the period of April 2023 to January 2024, as the Fourth Licence began in February 2024.
| Month | Unclaimed Prizes for 2023 to 2024 |
|---|---|
| April 2023 | £2,240,229.50 |
| May 2023 | £2,108,399.20 |
| June 2023 | £3,448,425.70 |
| July 2023 | £2,625,912.70 |
| August 2023 | £2,797,698.60 |
| September 2023 | £31,816,012.31 |
| October 2023 | £4,306,197.10 |
| November 2023 | £2,497,537.00 |
| December 2023 | £2,749,265.60 |
| January 2024 | £3,041,861.10 |
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