Oregon Lottery officials are urging people to check the bottoms of their purses and backpacks for any tickets they may have forgotten about and take them to the nearest ticket scanner. Three unclaimed prizes worth over $50,000 are about to expire, they said, and the prize money will go back to the state if no one comes forward.

The Oregon Lottery is urging players to check their tickets, as over $200,000 in prizes remain unclaimed - and deadlines are fast approaching.A $58,000 Keno tic

Any unclaimed tickets will benefit the state. Oregon received about $7.5 million in unclaimed prizes throughout the 2024 fiscal year, according to lottery representatives. To claim a prize that exceeds $50,000, winners must schedule an appointment at the Prize Payment Center in Wilsonville or Salem.

If you buy a ticket -- or have some from recent drawings -- there is a simple way to check them without waiting in line at the grocery store.

Start rummaging through your junk drawers, couch cushions. and coat pockets, you may be a winner and not even know it.According to the Oregon Lottery Commission