Unclaimed lottery prizes add up

Iowa Lottery officials say unclaimed prizes are starting to pile up again.Lottery spokesman Joe Hrdlicka says millions of dollars in winning ticketsare waiting to be claimed.An estimated one-point-nine million dollars in prize money has goneunclaimed so far this year. Hrdlicka says the disappointment of notbecoming an instant millionaire may make people toss away thousands ofdollars.He says most games have multiple prizes available.If you still have some old tickets in your desk drawer, you may still havetime to claim a prize.Hrdlicka says any unclaimed prize money goes back into the prize pot for newgames. You can check on winning numbers at the store where you bought yourticket or through the lottery’s website at ialottery-dot-com.