How to get your money from the lottery back without knowing the plot adress?

[Jola]

Hello everybody!

After entering another result period of the housing lottery I noticed that I don't have any idea where I entered it.
I participated in a lottery for one of the only three free plots on my server. The adress was shown in the "Timers-estate"-tab, but now in the result phase there is no plot number anywhere anymore.

Is there any chance to get my money back without clicking on hundreds of placards?

Please help.

[Arazehl]

Hello everybody!

After entering another result period of the housing lottery I noticed that I don't have any idea where I entered it.
I participated in a lottery for one of the only three free plots on my server. The adress was shown in the "Timers-estate"-tab, but now in the result phase there is no plot number anywhere anymore.

Is there any chance to get my money back without clicking on hundreds of placards?

Please help.

If you click on your duty/timers menu, there will be two tabs. Click on the one that says "estate" and then "housing lottery status". There it should tell you exactly which plot you place a bid on.

[Jola]

If you click on your duty/timers menu, there will be two tabs. Click on the one that says "estate" and then "housing lottery status". There it should tell you exactly which plot you place a bid on.

No, unfortunatly it doesn't. It was there during the entry phase but now it is gone.

[BRVV]

Can you provide a screenshot of your "estate" page of the timer?
You should be able to click on "housing lottery status"

[Shuuli]

It should be there regardless if you are in entry period or not

Also, just a reminder, if you did it more than 9 days ago and did not check since, you will lose some of your Gil. Don't ask me why, but this happened to me before when I had no internet for a week...

[Jola]

Can you provide a screenshot of your "estate" page of the timer?
You should be able to click on "housing lottery status"

Hi,

I am sorry, but I don't know how to upload screenshots here.

It says:

Housing Lottery Status ................ Results period in progress

and the little page icon at the end is missing.

Neither left nor right click on that line works other than marking the line.

Thanks, Jola

[Jola]

It should be there regardless if you are in entry period or not

Also, just a reminder, if you did it more than 9 days ago and did not check since, you will lose some of your Gil. Don't ask me why, but this happened to me before when I had no internet for a week...

No, not there.
The result period must be active since yesterday or today, I looked on the 5th and the entry period was still ongoing. Oh well, maybe my gil is lost forever.

[Jojoya]

No, not there.
The result period must be active since yesterday or today, I looked on the 5th and the entry period was still ongoing. Oh well, maybe my gil is lost forever.

A few others have had a similar problem and it was suggested to open a ticket with the GMs. I don't know if the GMs are actually able to help but it's worth a try.

Another thing to do is check the wards for currently available plots and check their placards. It could be the plot you bid on has not yet been claimed.

You may want to take a screenshot or write down the plot/ward number when you enter in the future.

[Jola]

A few others have had a similar problem and it was suggested to open a ticket with the GMs. I don't know if the GMs are actually able to help but it's worth a try.

Another thing to do is check the wards for currently available plots and check their placards. It could be the plot you bid on has not yet been claimed.

You may want to take a screenshot or write down the plot/ward number when you enter in the future.

Thank you for your suggestions, I already opened a ticket and received a nice answer but no solution for the problem. But it is good to know that I am not alone with this.
Checking the free plots was my first idea, I had still hope that I have won the lottery.
In the near future I will stay away from the lottery, it is not good for my mental health, the constant hope-disappointment cycle and now losing a big part of my gil. My apartment must be enough for me. But you can be sure, when I enter again, I will have the plot number written all over my desktop.

[Dustytome]

Make sure you're on your home world and not visiting another world (if visiting, double check the timer after you return). If it was a personal plot it would be in wards 19-24 and I assume you know the size of the plot you bid on. You could go house by house and check, it will take awhile, but you have 90 days to collect your funds.

≪Losing the Lottery≫

You will receive a 100% refund of the deposit paid at entry.

Regardless of lottery results, any and all refunds for a given lottery period expire 90 days (Earth time) after the results period ends. Please be sure to accept your refund within this allotted time by accessing the same placard by which you entered the lottery.
Failure to accept your refund within the allotted time will result in the loss of said refund.

* You may only confirm lottery results and accept refunds while in your Home World.