Turn out your pockets and look down the back of the sofa - there's a £7.4m prize up for grabs and the hunt is on for a missing National Lottery winner.
The ticket - bought in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, for the draw on June 18 - matched all six main numbers in the Lotto draw, but its owner hasn't come forward to claim the life-changing prize. The winning numbers on that date were 11, 14, 36, 39, 42, 59 and the Bonus Ball was 21, and the lucky winner has until December 15 to get their hands on the cash.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery said: “We’re desperate to find Wolverhampton’s mystery Lotto jackpot ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings and we’re urging everyone to try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags, down the back of the sofa and anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.”
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If a ticket which has won a prize of £50,000 or more remains unclaimed after around two weeks after the draw, Camelot's security team reveal the area where the ticket was bought. Tickets bought online are traceable to the buyer. The reveal is designed to encourage tickets to be checked but also to enable the ticket-holders to remain anonymous if they wish, and players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket.
Andy said: "I’ve come across winners who’ve not just kept it in wallets or bags but in an Ant and Dec autobiography and one winner even hid it in her bra for safekeeping. Wherever you hide your National Lottery tickets, keep them safe. We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed, both that Wolverhampton’s lucky Lotto jackpot winner comes forward to claim their win and for UK EuroMillions players tonight.”
Anyone who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk
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