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CT Lottery Prize Worth $100,000 Goes Unclaimed
The unclaimed lottery prize money could end up going to the state, officials said.
ROCKY HILL, CT — A top prize Cash5 lottery ticket worth six figures has gone unclaimed and the money could be put into the state coffers as a result, a Connecticut Lottery official said Wednesday.
Monday was the last day to claim a $100,000 Cash5 top prize winning ticket from the Aug. 9 drawing. The winning ticket was sold in Hartford County.
No one came forward to claim it, lottery officials said.
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The Cash5 winning numbers drawn on Aug. 9, 2017 were: 1 - 11 - 12 - 20 - 24.
The unclaimed prize money can take one of two paths, lottery officials said. It gets transferred to the state’s General Fund, or the prize money can be returned to players, in the form of prizes, lottery officials said.
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