If you’ve got a spare moment, maybe check your trousers or jacket pockets – there’s a chance you’ve won £10,600,000.
Someone in Bexley, south east London, won the Lotto draw more than five months ago but has yet to claim their prize.
National Lottery bosses want the mystery player to step forward and they only have until April 2 to claim their winnings.
Bought in a National Lottery retailer, the single ticket matched all six main numbers 06, 08, 12, 33, 49, 59 in the October 5 draw.
This lucky person has until April 2 to claim the life-changing prize.
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If they don’t step forward, the money will be donated to National Lottery Projects like re-wilding efforts and supporting youth care workers.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: ‘We are continuing our search for this lucky Londoner this Valentine’s Day and are urging Lotto players to check their tickets to see if they are our would-be multi-millionaire.
‘Were you in and around Bexley in the week leading up to the 4 October draw? Maybe it isn’t even a local winner – did you visit the area for the day and played Lotto – did you return home and stash it somewhere safe?
‘Think back to where, as I want nothing more than to unite the winner with their prize money!
‘Imagine this sum of money in your bank account – this is a massive jackpot – tell your friends, check your pockets, check your tickets as it could be you!’
Even more mystery winners are out there
They’re not the only person to have won thousands or even millions of pounds without realising.
A Lotto ticket bought in South Gloucestershire won £1million on November 1 last year.
That person has until April 30 to claim their prize.
While whoever bought a EuroMillions ticket in Bournemouth got lucky in a draw on November 4.
For them, the looming collection date is May 3. Any later than that, and they’ll miss out on the prize.
There are smaller but equally transformative amounts which are yet to be claimed by EuroMillions winners.
What happens when you win the Lottery?
Once you have managed to find the ticket and check the numbers really match, you should call the number on the back of the ticket connecting to the lottery line.
You will then get a call from the winner’s advisor who will then come visit you in person, ideally the next day.
You can read more about what happens during each step after winning here.
One player from Powys, Wales, won £112,091 by matching five balls and a star in a draw on December 12.
They have until June 10 to claim the prize, which was won with numbers 7, 25, 30, 37, 41 with the Lucky Stars 5 and 11.
Another person who bought a ticket from Wigan for the January 2 draw seemingly has no idea they can pocket £124,067 – as long as they claim it by July 1.
Finally, a EuroMillions ticket-holder scored £177,547.30 from the January 16 draw. They have until July 15 to claim their prize.
‘This purchase has changed my life forever’
Winning the lottery is life-changing, to say the least – and Sean Henderson knows this all too well.
Sean, 39, will receive £10,000 every month for 30 years on The National Lottery’s Set For Life Game after winning in December.
All because the carpenter popped to Co-Op in Ilfracombe to buy tea, because there were no parking spaces at the Lidl nearby.
He said: ‘I was feeling lucky, and it turns out that I certainly was! This purchase has changed my life forever – and that of my little boy’s too!’
Sean only realised he’d won following the draw when he saw the ticket gathering dust on top of his microwave.
‘I was so scared of losing the ticket – or actually waking up and finding out it had all been a dream,’ he recalled.
The dad plans to tick off his bucket list, such as building a home from scratch, going on holiday in the Canary Islands or buying his son a PS5.
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