Yahoo News Winner of £1m Lottery ticket bought in Northumberland fails to claim prize
The winner of a Lottery ticket worth £1 million that was bought in Northumberland has missed their chance to claim the prize.
Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has announced that the £1m UK Millionaire Maker prize from the special EuroMillions draw on November 3 2023, when 10 guaranteed UK millionaires were made in one night, has remained unclaimed for more than 180 days after the draw took place.
The ticket-holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in Northumberland and the deadline for the ticket-holder to claim their prize was at midnight on Wednesday May 1, 2024.
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Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward within the deadline to claim their prize and has now sadly missed out on this substantial amount of money.
“However, this prize is the only one of the 10 from the special EuroMillions draw that has now expired, and this money will now add to the £30m raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects.”
With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days (about six months) from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket. All prizes that do not receive a valid claim after 180 days, and any interest they have earned, add to the £30m raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects. This money helps fund National Lottery-funded projects across the nation, with over 685,000 grants – supporting projects both big and small – having been made across the UK to date.
EuroMillions Millionaire Maker guarantees to create a millionaire in every draw, but in the special draw on November 3 2023, 10 guaranteed millionaires were created. For every EuroMillions line played UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.
