£41 million EuroMillions jackpot waiting to be claimed almost a month after UK ticket won huge pot

Players could have just a few days left to claim the life-changing winnings
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Tim Baker26 December 2019

EuroMillions players are being urged to double check their numbers as the deadline to claim a £41 million jackpot approaches.

One lucky punter could have until January 2 to let lottery operator Camelot know if they were the one to get the correct numbers on December 3.

The winning ticket was bought in Dorset - but no more information can be given as it would identify the winner who may want to stay anonymous.

With a prize of £40,957,696.60, whoever gets the kitty will be the seventh EuroMillions winner in the UK in 2019.

The ticket-holder matched all five main numbers and the two Lucky Star numbers in the EuroMillions draw with the winning numbers 18, 31, 32, 38 and 48 and Lucky Stars 04 and 12.

Under its licence Camelot has the discretion to pay prizes in respect of lost, destroyed or stolen tickets only if the player has submitted a claim in writing by 5pm on January 2.

Self-employed builder Steve Thomson, 42, and his wife Lenka Thomson, 41, from West Sussex won £105 million earlier this year
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Steve Thomson and his wife Lenka won £105 million earlier this year.

Camelot will then determine whether the claim is valid, and would then pay the prize 180 days after the draw date.

However, there is a second deadline for anyone with the winning ticket still in their possession – they have until midnight on May 31, 2020 to make their claim.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “It’s important that any player who is not in possession of their ticket for whatever reason but who thinks they have a genuine claim to the prize notifies us in writing by 5pm on January at the latest.

“We’re doing all we can to reunite the ticket-holder with this amazing £40 million win – one of the biggest unclaimed prizes ever.

“The festive period is such a busy time for everyone and in all the excitement it’s possible that the winning ticket might have been somehow misplaced.

“What a start to the new year it would be for the lucky ticket-holder if they were to check their tickets and claim their prize.

“We have our fingers crossed that we’ll soon be welcoming our seventh UK EuroMillions jackpot winner of 2019.”

Additional reporting by PA Media.

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