Approximately 3% of Arizona lottery prizes go unclaimed every year. 

Solution: Use a portion of unclaimed lottery prize money to restore transplant funding.

Amount available: Approximately $6 million annually.

Circumstances: 
30% of unclaimed lottery prize money is distributed every month to the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund (C.A.S.A.), while the remaining 70% goes to the state lottery prize fund for use as additional prizes.
            - Source: Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 5, Section 5-518

Where does this $6 million figure come from?
At least $8.4 million total per year goes unclaimed ($8.9 million average), with at least $5.89 million of unclaimed player prizes returning to the state lottery ($6.2 million avg.).

Fiscal Year	Total Unclaimed Lottery Prize Money	Amount to C.A.S.A	Amount Returned To the Lottery
FY 2010	$8,425,593	$2,527,678	$5,897,915
FY 2009	$9,076,010	$2,722,803	$6,353,207
FY 2008	$8,707,570	$2,612,271	$6,095,299
FY 2007	$8,887,253	$2,666,176	$6,221,077
FY 2006	$9,566,730	$2,870,019	$6,696,711
FY 2005	$8,829,727	$2,648,918	$6,180,809

    - Source: AZ State Lottery Financial Statement and Independent Auditors’ Report for FY 2005, FY 2006, FY 2007, FY 2008, FY 2009 & FY 2010

Are transplants a generally accepted use of these unclaimed prizes? Yes.
“In Wisconsin, unclaimed prizes are used to help offset property taxes.  Unclaimed prizes in Ohio are turned over to an education fund that supports K-12 students.”
    - October 20, 2010 AARP article by Donna Fuscaldo, “Lost Lottery Ticket?”

Why This Works: 
- Uses the people’s prize money to benefit the people.
- Transplants do not require all of these funds.  Frees up an additional $4 million (or more) for other uses and services at Gov./Legislature’s discretion.
-  Bears no impact on CASA or lottery overhead, staffing, salaries or operation.
-  Provides immediate funding (lottery currently manages and transfers unpaid prize money on a monthly basis).
-  Extends what AZ already does in using unclaimed prizes for public benefit.