Checking lotto results can be very important because you will be able to know when you have won. Many people in the past have lost their winnings because of not checking the results within a year of playing. Results are the most important part of playing the lotto, and you have to check them if you have played the lotto, no matter how many years you have been playing without winning.
The lottery company is responsible for selling you the ticket with the numbers you have picked and they keep all the records of numbers played at their machines. They will also do the draw and show everyone the results and go as far as making certain that they are also available on print media for everyone to see if they have won.
The lottery company after the draw game will use a computerized system to show them all the numbers that match the draw that were played during the week or any numbers in the category and they will display a winnings in each category. This means that they know how many people have won and how much are they going to pay each ticket holder that has matching numbers, but they don’t know who has won. They cannot go to your house of contact you like other competitions to tell you that you have won and you should come and claim your prize.
It is your responsibility as a lotto player or ticket holder to check the results and see if your ticket numbers match any category in the results winning numbers. If you don’t check the results it means that you may lose all your winnings, even the jackpot prize and you wont get what belongs you. The lotto company will know that someone out there has won but they cannot trace or know who won unless winners come forward with the wining ticket. Checking results is very important, no mater how many times you have not won the lotto before, just know that if you played the game you should check the results.