UK EuroMillions ticketholder scoops £61m but huge prize still unclaimed

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A fortunate UK lottery ticket holder has bagged £61 million in Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw – but is but to return ahead to assert the winnings.

The winner will obtain a huge £61,708,231 from the £123m jackpot that has been cut up with one other fortunate ticketholder based mostly in Spain.

The National Lottery is urging individuals to examine their tickets to see if they’ve the successful numbers, that are: 05, 10, 19, 27, 30 – whereas the Lucky Stars are: 05, 06.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser on the National Lottery, mentioned: “What an amazing night for one UK EuroMillions winner who has scooped a share of tonight’s incredible £123 million jackpot, the first UK EuroMillions jackpot win of 2024.”

For those that didn’t win Tuesday’s draw, they will purchase one other EuroMillions ticket for Friday’s £14 million draw.

It comes as one other successful EuroMillions ticket from earlier within the month stays unclaimed.

One ticket purchased in Shropshire which scooped a £1 million prize on January 16 still has not been cashed in. Mr Carter urged individuals to look their pockets, baggage, wallets and purses for the lacking ticket.

“If you bought a EuroMillions ticket in the Shropshire district for the draw on 16 January, it’s time to look everywhere – in the pockets of clothes you might have been wearing at the time, bags, in the car, wallets and purses and in that sideboard or drawer where we all tend to put bits and pieces – and check your tickets,” he mentioned.

“Do you live or work in this area, do you have family and friends there who you were visiting or were you just passing through? We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket holder and pay out their life-changing prize – imagine the possibilities for them.

“We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.”

If a lottery prize just isn’t claimed earlier than the deadline, the cash will go in the direction of supporting National Lottery-funded tasks throughout the UK.

Anyone not in possession of their ticket but who believes they’ve a real declare can still submit a declare in writing inside 30 days of the draw.