Four new millionaires yet to claim winnings as National Lottery urges punters to check tickets
Only 22 out of 26 newly-made UK millionaires have claimed their winnings from Friday’s special draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Four of the UK’s newest millionaires are yet to claim their winnings from last Friday’s EuroMillions draw, prompting the National Lottery to urging players to check their tickets.
The hunt is now on for a handful of people have won a life-changing £1 million from the special EuroMillions European Millionaire Maker draw, but are likely unaware of their newly found fortune.
Across Europe, 100 millionaires were made in one night, with 26 of those located in the UK. Now, 22 of those have claimed their prizes – but four winners are still out there, and now have 180 days to claim their winnings.
Friday’s winning numbers were 10 - 11 - 12 - 29 - 31, with Lucky Stars 08 - 11.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, urged all players to check their paper tickets and their National Lottery accounts to see if they are one of the four missing millionaires.
“I can’t believe that four ticket-holders out there are millionaires and they don’t even know it yet! It’s only been a week since this special draw, but 22 of these lucky UK-winning ticket-holders are already enjoying their life-changing win,” Mr Carter said.
“It’s been an incredible few days for UK EuroMillions players. On top of the 26 UK millionaires made in last Friday night’s draw, Tuesday saw one very lucky UK ticket-holder scoop the entire £177 million jackpot, which has since been claimed.
“In the space of four days, EuroMillions has seen 27 winners of prizes of over £1million and the total of these prizes is just over £203million!”
The National Lottery revealed that two of the missing millionaires purchased their tickets online, while the other two bought them in stores.
The two retail-bought ticket-holders have been urged to check their paper tickets – either in store or by scanning their EuroMillions ticket via the National Lottery app – and then call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050 to make their claim.
The lucky online ticket-holders have been urged to check their emails and log into their National Lottery account before calling the National Lottery Line.
From Tuesday’s draw, one ticket-holder scooped the entire £177million jackpot.
Following a media blunder, in which the wrong winning numbers were initially reported in error, that prize has since been claimed.
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