A whopping £1 million prize is up for grabs in Greater Manchester with National Lottery players being urged to come forward and double-check their tickets.
On March 11, one lucky player in Tameside matched five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the lotto draw. The winning numbers for that date were: 1 ,19, 27, 28, 41, 50 and the Bonus Ball was 49.
The ticket holder will have until September 7 to claim their prize. Meanwhile, anyone who doesn't have their ticket but still believes they won can make a claim in writing to Camelot, however it must be within 30 days of the draw.
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Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery said, “We are desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings. This amazing prize could really make an enormous difference to somebody’s life! We’re urging anyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old Lotto tickets again – the easiest way to do this is via the National Lottery app – and by looking anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.
“Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa. We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.”
“Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk. Players can also buy and check tickets in retail. Playing online via the app or website means that your ticket is checked, and you get an email notification if you win a prize. You can also scan your retail tickets on the National Lottery app to check if you're a winner."
If no one comes forward by the deadline, then the prize money and all the interest generated on it will go towards funding National Lottery projects across the UK.
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