Lottery winners given extra 6 months to claim prizes

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Got a winning lottery ticket?

The BC Lottery Corporation has extended the expiration date on tickets by six months for tickets that have an expiry date between March 17 and Sept. 17.

The extension applies to all national lottery draw-based games: Lotto 6/49, Lotto Max and Daily Grand, and all B.C. draw-based lottery games: Keno, BC/49, BC50/50, Poker Lotto and Pacific Hold’Em Poker, as well as to all scratch and win tickets.

Players typically have up to one year from the date of the draw to claim their prize.

For tickets where the expiry date does not fall within that period, the expiry date remains at 12 months from the date of the draw, or as indicated on the back of the ticket.

The move comes as lottery claim centres are closed during the coronavirus pandemic due to physical-distancing requirements.

Some lottery booths are also closed, and BCLC encourages players to use PlayNow.com or the BCLC Lotto! app.

For more information on prize-claim options visit https://lotto.bclc.com/claim-a-prize.html or call BCLC customer support at 1-866-815-0222.