EuroMillions urges players to check tickets after £1 million jackpot unclaimed
A EuroMillions ticket holder has just two days to claim their £1,000,000 prize before it’s too late. The unclaimed jackpot belongs to someone who entered the draw on December 27 last year, bought their ticket in Wiltshire and has a ticket code of XDQM36414 (Picture: Reuters)
They have till Wednesday this week to get in touch with National Lottery operator Allwyn, who have issued an appeal for the person to come forward. They said: ‘There is still time though, but there are just days left for this ticket-holder to get in touch. We’ve received valid claims on major National Lottery unclaimed prizes right up to the very last minute before' (Picture: Getty Images)
‘All that we ask is for all EuroMillions players in the area, and those who might have visited family and friends in Wiltshire over the festive season, to take some time out of their day to have a search and check their tickets. That five minutes out of your day could end up making you a millionaire!’ (Picture: Shutterstock)
Lottery winners have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their winnings. Digital tickets are more often claimed than paper ones, because they receive repeated reminders to check their account
According to the National Lottery website, there are six big prizes waiting to be claimed, five of them worth £1 million each and one worth around £107,000. Four are with EuroMillions and two with Lotto. Any money that remains unclaimed after the deadline will go to the National Lottery Good Causes fund, which supports projects across the country (Picture: Katherine Balmer/REX/Shutterstock)
More than £30 million raised from ticket sales goes to the fund each week. Last week someone in County Cork, Ireland claimed EuroMillions' biggest ever win, £208 million (Picture: Getty Images)
This will be Ireland’s 18th winner of the EuroMillions jackpot and its largest ever win. The National Lottery said: ‘A Cork retail store has made history, as the National Lottery officially confirms that the winning ticket for Tuesday’s (17th June) extraordinary €250 million EuroMillions jackpot was purchased in-store in the Rebel County'
