Someone in South Gloucestershire has finally realised they've just become a millionaire - after leaving a winning lottery ticket unclaimed for nearly three weeks.
The mystery winner scooped a million pounds after they matched five main numbers and the bonus ball on the Lotto draw last month. But after the winning numbers came up on February 19, whoever it was - and they have so far remained anonymous - didn't know and didn't claim their prize, prompting National Lottery operators Camelot to appeal to people in South Gloucestershire, where the ticket was bought, to check their numbers again.
And that appeal, shared by Bristol Live, worked - and now the lucky winner has come forward at last to claim their life-changing winnings. The claim is currently going through all the validation processes to check they are legitimate winners, but Camelot's Andy Carter - who has the most unusual job in the South West as the man employed by Camelot to support and advise lottery winners - said it was great news the prize had been claimed.
