{"id":819671,"date":"2026-10-31T10:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/819671\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:56:12","slug":"missing-lottery-winner-is-finally-found-after-1000000-went-unclaimed-for-weeks-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/819671\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing lottery winner is finally found after \u00a31,000,000 went unclaimed for weeks | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tThe National Lottery appealed for players in Tameside to check their tickets after no one claimed the life-changing sum (Picture: Matt Cardy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A missing lottery winner has been found after their \u00a31 million prize went unclaimed for four months. <\/p>\n

The National Lottery appealed for players in Tameside to check their tickets after no one claimed the life-changing sum. <\/p>\n

Thankfully the winner came forward just in time as the win was set to expire in December. <\/p>\n

Andy Carter, Senior Winner\u2019s Advisor at Allwyn said: \u2018We have been doing everything we can to raise awareness of the unclaimed \u00a31M prize in Tameside and making sure the missing millionaire was talk of the town, not just locally, but nationally.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are delighted that the winner has come forward to claim their prize.\u2019<\/p>\n

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It is not known who the winner is, but since the start of the year, Lotto<\/a> has made 151 millionaires. <\/p>\n

Someone in London<\/a> has won an incredible \u00a35.8million, bought in Lewisham, since the jackpot winner has yet to come forward.<\/p>\n

Purchased ahead of the Saturday, September 26, draw, the ticket matched all six main numbers in Round 1 of the draw to scoop the whopping jackpot of \u00a35,844,340.<\/p>\n

The National Lottery is now urging all players who may have bought a ticket in Lewisham for that draw to double-check their tickets for those golden winning numbers, which were 22, 27, 38, 42, 47, 59 and the Bonus Ball 31.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the lucky ticket holder has 180 days (until March 25, 2027) to claim their prize, but we can\u2019t imagine it\u2019s one anyone wants to wait that long for.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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