After a frenzied search, the winner of the record jackpot has been located.
The winner of the outstanding £33 million Naitonal Lottery jackpot from the 9th January draw has come forward, but has decided to remain anonymous.
The news was confirmed by lottery organiser Camelot. Hundreds of people had come forward to try to claim the prize arguing that their ‘winning’ ticket had been lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged. All that was known for sure was that the ticket had been bought in Worcester.
Camelot says the real winner has now had their claim validated.
A spokesman said: “We’re delighted that the winner of this amazing prize has now come forward and we hope that they will enjoy their win. It would have been awful if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money. We would like to remind all National Lottery players to check their tickets every time they play.”
[SPOTLIGHT]The other half of the record-breaking £66 million jackpot was claimed by couple David and Carol Martin from Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
Unclaimed prize goes begging
Meanwhile, Camelot has also revealed that a £1 million plus prize from the EuroMillions draw in July last year will be passed on to help National Lottery-funded projects, after the prize went unclaimed for more than 180 days.
According to the rules, if a prize isn’t claimed within that time, the money is passed on to some of the projects supported by the National Lottery. In this case recipients of the prize money include Cheltenham Saracens Rugby Club and the Nowans Community Trust, two projects based in Cheltenham where the winning ticket was bought.
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