Some statistics say that we have more chance of being murdered multiple times than winning the lottery (which is nice to know), but many people in the UK have defied the 1 in 45,057,474 odds to win and strange as it seems, some don’t even know they’ve won! The list of unclaimed lottery winnings is lengthening, and this is due to people buying tickets and either throwing them out or mislaying them – imagine knowing you’ve won a fortune, but you can’t quite remember where you left your ticket!
Across the pond in Louisiana, one lucky couple knew they had won but it took him weeks to find the ticket and I bet you’ll never guess where it was hiding; in his car’s sun visor!
Time is Running Out:
To claim a prize, you need the winning ticket in hand, and you have a deadline of 180 days of the draw date. If you don’t manage to claim within the stated timeframe, the unclaimed winnings will go to the National Lottery Projects who donate to many good causes around Britain.
The big prizes below (from this year) are yet to be claimed and the National Lottery are hoping the rightful winner comes forward after releasing details to the news, so check these numbers and check for any tickets you may have lost as time is not on your side!
Where, What, When:
On 2nd April, £1,000,000 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Brent and the number was: HFCZ56373. Your last date to claim is 29th of this month!
On 18th April, £10,000 every month for one year was won on Set for Life. The ticket was purchased in the Horsham District and the numbers were: 3, 6, 16, 24, 29 and the Life Ball of 5. Your last date to claim is 15th of October.
On 30th April, £1,000,000 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in North Somerset and the number was: XPGS32721. Your last date to claim is 27th of October.
On 17th May, £1,000,000 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Sutton and the number was: XTHX46050. Your last date to claim is 11th of November.
On 14th June, £1,000,000 was won. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Bexley and the number was: JGMK62300. Your last date to claim is 11th of December.
On 21st June, £1,000,000 was won. The ticket was purchased in East Lothian and the number was: HJNJ19252. Your last date to claim is 18th of December.
On 28th June, £1,000,000 was won. The ticket was purchased in the Borough of Tameside and the number was: MLPB04883. Your last date to claim is 25th of December.
New Year – New You?
The list of unclaimed wins continues and almost all are EuroMillions tickets, so what can you do to stop anything like this happening to you? Firstly, you can store your ticket in an easy to remember place and continue to use it or, you can purchase your tickets online because if you do just happen to forget you have a ticket into the draw, the National Lottery will ping you an email to tell you to check your ticket and if this does happen, you know you’ve won something!
On 12th July, £1,000,000 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in Nottingham and the number was: JJNF30420. Your last date to claim is 8th January 2020.
On 13th July, £500,000 was won on the Thunderball. The ticket was purchased in South Somerset and the numbers were: 10, 14, 16, 18, 20 and the Thunderball was 9. Your last date to claim is 9th January 2020.
On 19th July, four winners scooped £1,000,000 each on the EuroMillions. The tickets were purchased in the London Borough of Harrow, the London Borough of Southwark, Borough of Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Northampton and the number can be checked on the National Lottery website. Your last date to claim is 15th January 2020.
On 9th August, £78,453.90 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in Bristol and the numbers were: 2, 14, 35, 41, 42 and Lucky Stars 10 and 11. Your last date to claim is 5th February 2020.
On 16th August, £500,000 was won on the Thunderball. The ticket was purchased in Birmingham and the numbers were: 5, 7, 21, 27, 32 and the Thunderball was 10. Your last date to claim is 12th February 2020.
Finally, on 23rd August, £1,000,000 was won on the EuroMillions. The ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Lambeth and the number was: ZGWM18636. Your last date to claim is 19th February 2020.
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