EuroMillions Jackpot Winner Claims £57m Days Before Deadline!

If I were to ask you what you were doing back in March, the chances are you wouldn’t remember, but one lucky Glaswegian knew exactly what they were doing – winning the lottery! On March 17^th, a single ticketholder scooped the top prize of £57,869,670 on the EuroMillions but the claim was only verified over the weekend, just days before the deadline was due!

The National Lottery states that players have 180 days to claim their prizes on winning tickets, after which the prize money is donated to the Good Causes fund. At the end of March, the lottery urged the winner to come forward and released a reminder of those winning numbers; 05, 07, 08, 16 and 20 with lucky stars 02 and 12.

But despite validating the lottery jackpot win…

…in September, The National Lottery revealed a claim for the prize was made back in April, but they’re refusing to say whether it that was the real winner or not. A spokesperson at Camelot confirmed they would only be able to identify the winner with their permission before going on to say:

"We can confirm that we received a claim on this prize in April, but we don't comment on the detail of individual claims. However, as with all major prizes, any claim goes through a rigorous validation process to ensure the prize can be paid under the National Lottery game rules. With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize. If a valid claim is not received within this period, the prize money is passed to good causes."

Unclaimed Prizes

There are eight unclaimed prizes…

…still waiting to find their rightful owner, but time is running out for those winnings to be claimed – real money winnings remember! If you have unchecked lottery tickets, we urge you to go give them a once-over. If you’re unsure how to do this, you can check on the website or you can download the free mobile app where pointing the camera at the barcode on your ticket can produce an instant result of win or lose!

• Draw date: 20^th March 2020 - £1m remains unclaimed on the EuroMillions. Ticket was purchased in the City of Leeds and the winning raffle number is MGKX92653. You have until 16^th September to make a claim.
• Draw date: 23^rd April 2020 - £10K every month for a year remains unclaimed on Set for Life. Ticket was purchased in the London Borough of Brent and the winning numbers were: 2, 6, 25, 32, 46 and the life ball was 6. You have until 20^th October to make a claim.
• Draw date: 14^th July 2020 - £64,186.50 remains unclaimed on the EuroMillions. Ticket was purchased in Manchester and the winning numbers were: 2, 11, 22, 30, 37, 47 and the lucky stars were 9 and 10. You have until 10^th January 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 22^nd July 2020 - £1,000,000 remains unclaimed on the Lotto. Ticket was purchased in the Borough of Sandwell, Birmingham and the winning numbers were: 22, 7, 11, 23, 37, 45 and the bonus ball was 19. You have until 18^th January 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 29^th July 2020 - £500K remains unclaimed on Thunderball. Ticket was purchased in the Ashfield District and the winning numbers were: 16, 26, 30, 31 and 39 and the Thunderball was 9. You have until 25^th January 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 31^st July 2020 - £87,534.10 remains unclaimed on the EuroMillions. Ticket was purchased in West Tyrone and the winning numbers were: 21, 24, 30, 46, 49 and the lucky stars were 2 and 5. You have until 27^th January 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 1^st August 2020 - £1,000,000 remains unclaimed on the Lotto. Ticket was purchased in West Lancashire and the winning numbers were: 4, 10, 13, 24, 53, 56 and the bonus ball was 22. You have until 28^th January 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 8^th August 2020 - £1,000,000 remains unclaimed on the Lotto. Ticket was purchased in Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the winning numbers were: 2, 40, 49, 53, 56, 58 and the bonus ball was 41. You have until 4^th February 2021 to make a claim.
• Draw date: 8^th August 2020 - £1,000,000 remains unclaimed on the Lotto. Ticket was purchased in Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the winning numbers were: 2, 40, 49, 53, 56, 58 and the bonus ball was 41. You have until 4^th February 2021 to make a claim.

Source: “Lottery Winner Claims £57m EuroMillions Jackpot Before Deadline”. BBCNews. September 14, 2020.