National Lottery winner found after £1m prize unclaimed for months

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 14:26 · Archive

A £1 million lottery prize from a summer draw in Tameside has been claimed after going unclaimed for four months.

A lottery player from Tameside has claimed a £1 million prize that went unclaimed for four months following a summer draw. The National Lottery had launched an appeal urging Greater Manchester residents to check their tickets after the prize remained unclaimed. The winner came forward just in time, as the ticket was set to expire in December.

Andy Carter, senior winner's advisor at Allwyn, the operator of the National Lottery, said the organisation had been working extensively to locate the prize holder. 'We have been doing everything we can to raise awareness of the unclaimed £1M prize in Tameside and making sure the missing millionaire was talk of the town, not just locally, but nationally,' he said. GB News reports that the winner had been completely unaware they were sitting on the life-changing sum for the entire four-month period.

The winner's identity remains undisclosed whilst their claim undergoes validation. Separately, a larger unclaimed prize of £5.8 million from a ticket purchased in Lewisham for a draw on 26 September remains outstanding, with 180 days from the draw date for the holder to claim.

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• National Lottery winner FINALLY found after £1million went unclaimed for a monthA lottery player from Tameside who won £1million has finally stepped forward to collect their winnings after the prize remained unclaimed for a period of four months. The victor presented themselves in the nick of time, with their ticket facing expiration in December had they failed to come forward. The National Lottery had launched an appeal urging residents in the Greater Manchester area to examine their tickets following the summer draw. The individual has now been located after an intensive search to track down the holder of the life-altering sum. Andy Carter, senior winner's advisor at…GB News · 31 Oct, 14:08
• Missing lottery winner is finally found after £1,000,000 went unclaimed for weeksThe National Lottery appealed for players in Tameside to check their tickets after no one claimed the life-changing sum (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images) A missing lottery winner has been found after their £1 million prize went unclaimed for four months. The National Lottery appealed for players…Metro · 31 Oct, 08:40

In this story: Tameside · Lewisham · Andy Carter · Allwyn · National Lottery · Greater Manchester

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