Unclaimed prize money on winning instant lottery game tickets will be retained by the Secretary for payment to the persons entitled thereto for 1 year from the announced close of the instant lottery game. If no claim is made within 1 year of the announced close of the instant lottery game conducted by the State Lottery under this chapter, the right of a ticket holder to claim the prize represented by that ticket, if any, shall expire and the prize money will be paid into the State Lottery Fund and used for purposes otherwise provided for by statute.
61 Pa. Code § 819.232