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Lottery jackpot worth €12 million goes unclaimed in UK

Andy Carter, Senior Winners' Advisor at The National Lottery
The National Lottery will now donate the money to the good causes it supports

In the UK, a lottery ticket holder has missed out on a jackpot of more than £10.5 million (€12).

National Lottery players have 180 days to claim their prize, but the deadline has passed for the holder of a Lotto ticket which would have been worth £10.6 million.

Following an "extensive search", the National Lottery said no valid claim had been made by last Thursday's cut-off - and the money will now be donated to the good causes it supports.

A spokesperson for Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, told the Press Association: "The majority of prizes that would go unclaimed would be the smaller tier prizes. It's very unusual for a prize of this size to go unclaimed."

The jackpot ticket was bought in Bexley, south-east London, on 4 October last year.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners' Advisor at The National Lottery holds up the winning ticket
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, holds up the winning ticket

There are currently five "major" National Lottery prizes worth more than £3.2 million which are yet to be claimed.

Three are £1 million EuroMillions or Lotto tickets.

"Despite an extensive search for the mystery Bexley millionaire, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward to claim their Lotto prize and has now unfortunately missed out on this life-changing sum of money," said Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at Allwyn.

"However, the money will now benefit Good Causes and add to the £33 million raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, several of which can be found in the Bexley area."

National Lottery players have supported several projects across Bexley, including The Exchange Erith, a community-led arts and crafts organisation and You and Me Happy Family Children's Disability Trust, which delivers inclusive support for disabled children and their careers.