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STV News
a day ago
- Business
- STV News
Search for Scot with unclaimed £3.6m EuroMillions jackpot ticket
One lucky Scot could be sitting on a £3.6m jackpot as a EuroMillions ticket has been left unclaimed in Fife. A record jackpot of £208m was up for grabs during the draw on June 13. Five UK-ticket holders won £3.6m for matching five main numbers and one lucky star number in the draw; however, one ticket holder in Fife has yet to come forward and claim their prize. The Fife winner could take home £3,613,887. The winning numbers on that date were 2, 28, 40, 43, 45, and the Lucky Star numbers were 3 and 7. The missing ticket holder matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number. The lucky winner has until December 10, 2025, to check their tickets and claim their prize. Anyone not in possession of their ticket but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make one in writing to Allwyn within 30 days of the draw. If no one comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK. Andy Carter, senior winners advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, urged people in Fife to search 'anywhere and everywhere' as the multi-million ticket is lurking somewhere. 'Do you live or work in the area, do you have family and friends there who you were visiting or were you just passing through?' 'Take a minute, find your ticket, and join the other lucky £3.6m EuroMillions winners, and the 13 UK winners of a cool £1m each from the special EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw that night, which was held to celebrate the now-not-so-unlucky date of Friday 13.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
The Herald Scotland
a day ago
- General
- The Herald Scotland
Here's where unclaimed £3.6m EuroMillions ticket bought in Scotland
The winning numbers on that date were 2, 28, 40, 43, 45 and the Lucky Star numbers were 3 and 7, with the missing ticket-holder matching the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number. The lucky ticket-holder now has until 10 December 2025 to claim their prize. Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery said, 'It's time to search through handbags, purses, trouser pockets and the car – everywhere and anywhere – as a ticket is lurking which is worth £3.6M. Someone who bought a ticket in Fife is now a multi-millionaire and we are desperate to unite this lucky player with their winnings! 'Do you live or work in the area, do you have family and friends there who you were visiting or were you just passing through? Take a minute, find your ticket, and join the other lucky £3.6M EuroMillions winners, and the 13 UK winners of a cool £1M each from the special EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw that night, which was held to celebrate the now-not-so-unlucky date of Friday 13th!' In the draw on June 13 the EuroMillions jackpot was at its cap of €250m (approximately £208m). At cap, prize money which would have boosted the jackpot rolls down to the next prize tier with winners (usually five main numbers and one Lucky Star number) and increased its value. This created a total of five UK ticket-holders who won £3.6m for matching five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the draw on June 13 including this yet-to-come-forward ticket-holder in Fife. That night also saw a special EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw – EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker guarantees to create a millionaire in every draw but the special draw to celebrate Friday 13th made 13 guaranteed EuroMillions UK millionaires. This meant that on the night of 13 June 2025 an incredible 18 UK ticketholders become millionaires. The search for the missing Fife ticketholder starts today (Friday) with players urged to check for the ticket. Anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to Allwyn, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.2 If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Mystery National Lottery winner has just hours left to claim £1 million jackpot
A National Lottery ticket owner who won a mouth-watering £1million jackpot last December has not yet claimed it and the punter has now just two days left to come forward A punter has just two days left to claim £1million after winning the National Lottery but not yet coming forward for the prize. It would be enough to change your life, where you could maybe give up your job and buy your dream house but the winner has only until Wednesday to claim the mouth-watering sum. The draw was made on December 27, last year, and under the rules the person with the prize ticket has 180 days to claim it. The National Lottery website says that the punter took part in EuroMillions for the UK Millionaire Maker and they are believed to be from the Wiltshire area. The winning numbers are: XDQM36414. If the money goes unclaimed, the jackpot goes to the National Lottery Good Causes fund. Andy Carter, senior winners' advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: 'We are rapidly approaching the deadline to claim this amazing EuroMillions prize, but we've not yet been contacted by the rightful ticketholder to claim their money, despite numerous appeals. 'There is still time though, but there are just days left for this ticketholder to get in touch. We've received valid claims on major National Lottery unclaimed prizes right up to the very last minute before. '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.' Across the UK there are four other unclaimed £1m National Lottery prizes including two more Millionaire Maker prizes - one of which was bought in Liverpool and another in Birmingham. The second outstanding £1m prize was won with a ticket bought in Liverpool. This was another Millionaire Maker win from a EuroMillions draw on February 14. The deadline for claiming this is August 13. Another £1m prize was in a Lotto draw back on May 10. The ticket-holder matched five balls plus a bonus ball - the numbers were 3, 14, 15, 27, 33, 36 plus bonus 18. This player has until November 6 to come forward and claim their £1m prize. A fourth £1m prize lies unclaimed from a EuroMillions draw on May 23 with a ticket bought in the Stevenage District. The winning code was MDQK77569 and the ticket-holder has until November 19 to claim their cash. And finally, the last millionaire matched five balls plus a bonus ball in a Lotto draw on May 24. The ticket was bought in Birmingham and the winning numbers were 9, 12, 13, 26, 38, 40 with bonus 4. This player has until November 20 to claim their £1m prize. On Tuesday, June 17, one National Lottery player scooped a whopping £208m in a EuroMillions draw - which is the largest amount of money ever won in a lottery draw. The life-changing ticket was bought at a shop in County Cork, Ireland, and the winner has now come forward to claim their prize, according to National Lottery operator Allwyn. Before this £208m win, the former record for the largest UK Lottery win was an anonymous ticket-holder who scooped £195m in July 2022. A EuroMillions draw takes place every Tuesday and Friday, and a Lotto draw takes place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Irish Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
Irish Lotto player just misses out on €8.2m - but still bags life-changing prize
A Lotto player came agonisingly close to becoming Ireland's newest millionaire after they missed out on winning Saturday's €8.2 million jackpot by just one correct number. Just days after an Irish EuroMillions player scooped an historic, another Lotto player came desperately close to celebrating a jackpot win of their own. The punter match five numbers plus the bonus in Saturday night's draw to leave them just one number short of bagging the €8.2 million jackpot up for grabs. However, the Lotto player still has plenty of reason to celebrate as they scooped the Match 5 + Bonus worth a life-changing €194,616. The numbers called in Saturday night's main Lotto draw were: 15, 19, 24, 31, 34, 42 and the bonus number was 30. Meanwhile, the number to look out for Saturday's Lotto Plus 1 draw are: 10, 15, 16, 18, 29, 37 and the bonus number is 28. While the €1 million jackpot on offer in this draw went unclaimed, 25 players did match five correct numbers to win a cool €500 each. And in Saturday's Lotto Plus 2 draw, where the top prize on offer was €250,000, the numbers pulled were: 10, 15, 16, 21, 29, 36 and the bonus number was 34. The jackpot in this draw also went unclaimed, with 20 players claiming the Match 5 prize worth €250. There were also 87 winners of the Raffle Prize, with each player receiving €500. The winning Raffle Number is 9824. Players across Ireland are now being urged to check their tickets to see if they are among the 96,000 people here who won prizes in Saturday night's Lotto and Lotto Plus games. If you're holding a winning ticket make sure to contact The National Lottery claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ to arrange the collection of your prize. If you hold a winning ticket that you bought in a shop, you must claim your prize within 90 days of the applicable draw date.
Scottish Sun
20-06-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Map reveals unclaimed National Lottery and UK EuroMillions tickets – and there are five £1million winning prizes
Plus, how to improve your chances of winning big FEELING LUCKY? Map reveals unclaimed National Lottery and UK EuroMillions tickets – and there are five £1million winning prizes Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAP has revealed where lie the UK's unclaimed National Lottery and UK EuroMillions tickets. Millions of pounds in lotto winnings go unclaimed every year with ticket holders often completely unaware they have won. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Millions of winning lottery tickets go unclaimed every year Credit: Getty 2 There are currently five £1million prizes sitting unclaimed in the UK and others worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. But the time is ticking with deadlines for when prizes can be claimed quickly approaching. Winning lottery ticket holders have 180 days from the draw date to retrieve their prize. If no claim is made within the deadline the money goes towards funding National Lottery Projects in the UK. Winning tickets often end up lost in coat pockets or in a mound of unopened emails. But with several major prizes still waiting to be claimed, check our map to see if you might be the lucky winner. How can you claim your winnings? Prizes under £500 can be claimed from any local National Lottery retailer, such as a newsagents, supermarket or petrol station. For prizes up to £50,000, winners need to head online or call the National Lottery on 0333 234 50 50 to claim their money. Damaged tickets should be reported to the National Lottery and an appeal should be filed within 30 of the draw date. More details can be found on the National Lottery website. How to bag the top prize Playing as part of a group could be a good way of boosting your chances of winning, Simon Horne, from The National Lottery operator Allwyn UK, explains. "If you join a syndicate of 10 people, then there's 10 tickets and 10 chances of winning, so there's clearly a greater chance of winning compared to if you just bought your own ticket," he said. The syndicate manager will need to register the group and list themselves as the person in charge with The National Lottery. Make sure to write all the terms and conditions of the agreement down, and get each person to sign it, said Simon. Current unclaimed National Lottery prizes EuroMillions - £1m The draw took place on December 27, and the ticket holder has until June 25, 2025 to come forward. The ticket was bought in Wiltshire. The draw took place on December 27, and the ticket holder has until June 25, 2025 to come forward. The ticket was bought in Wiltshire. EuroMillions - £106,738.50 The draw took place on January 14 and the winner has until July 13 to claim their prize. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Barnet. The draw took place on January 14 and the winner has until July 13 to claim their prize. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Barnet. EuroMillions - £1m The draw took place on February 14, and the lucky winner has until August 13, 2025 to come forward. The ticket was bought in Liverpool. The draw took place on February 14, and the lucky winner has until August 13, 2025 to come forward. The ticket was bought in Liverpool. Thunderball - £500,000 The lucky holder's number came up during the April 8 draw and they have until October 5 to claim. The ticket was bought in Stratford-upon-Avon. The lucky holder's number came up during the April 8 draw and they have until October 5 to claim. The ticket was bought in Stratford-upon-Avon. Lotto - £1m From May 10 Lotto draw. They have until November 6 to claim. The ticket was bought in St Albans. From May 10 Lotto draw. They have until November 6 to claim. The ticket was bought in St Albans. EuroMillions - £1m From the May 23 draw. The winner has until November 19, 2025, to claim their prize. The ticket was purchased in Stevenage. From the May 23 draw. The winner has until November 19, 2025, to claim their prize. The ticket was purchased in Stevenage. Lotto - £1m From May 24 Lotto draw. The ticket holder has until November 20 to claim. It was bought in Birmingham. "If there's any confusion or complications down the line, then you can refer back to the agreement and then everyone knows where they stand," he said. The big downside to consider being part of a syndicate is that you'll need to equally split the pot between each person. So, if you were part of a syndicate of four people, splitting the £208million jackpot four ways would leave you with £52million - although that's still big winnings to walk away with. Otherwise, you could keep an eye on how often your lucky numbers are being drawn, and if they're not coming up as often as you would like, you can try a different tact. The National Lottery app stores all your tickets from draws you have entered. The app is free to download from either the App Store on iPhone, or the Google Play store on Android devices. That means you can go back in and check your most profitable numbers. You could make a spreadsheet of how often your lucky numbers are being drawn, and every three months, see whether it's worth keeping them, or ditching them for alternatives. According to the unluckiest Euromillions numbers are 22, which has been drawn 65 times, followed by 40 (73 times) and 18. Timing matters when it comes to buying your ticket, said Simon. If you leave it to the last minute, then there's a risk that you run out of time to buy your ticket. You need to buy your ticket before 7:30pm on Friday - otherwise you'll miss out. "My main advice is not to leave it too late - don't rush into the newsagents or load up your app at 7:25pm," he said. "You might not be able to upload money onto your online account, or buy your ticket, in time and you could miss the draw."
