Deadline missed to claim £1M EuroMillions prize in Belfast

The deadline for the ticket-holder to claim their prize was at midnight on Sunday 23 October, 2022.

Author: James GouldPublished 24th Oct 2022
Last updated 24th Oct 2022

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of The National Lottery, announced that the £1,000,000 UK Millionaire Maker prize from the EuroMillions draw on 26 April 2022 has remained unclaimed for more than 180 days after the draw took place.

The ticket-holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in Belfast and the deadline for the ticket-holder to claim their prize was at midnight on Sunday 23 October, 2022.

Camelot’s Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward within the deadline to claim their prize and has now sadly missed out on this substantial amount of money. However, the money will now add to the more than £30M raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects.

“Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk. Players can also buy and check tickets in retail. Playing online via the app or website means that your ticket is checked, and you get an email notification if you win a prize. You can also scan your retail tickets on the National Lottery app to check if you're a winner.”

With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days (about six months) from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket. All prizes that do not receive a valid claim after 180 days, and any interest they have earned, add to the more than £30M raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects. This money helps support everything from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nations' athletes win medals at the recent Commonwealth Games. To date, over £46BN has been raised for National Lottery Good Causes, with more than 670,000 individual grants awarded.

EuroMillions Millionaire Maker guarantees to create a millionaire in every draw, and for every EuroMillions line played UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.

Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk.

Anyone concerned about lost or unchecked tickets may like to consider either setting up a National Lottery Direct Debit or playing online at www.national-lottery.co.uk. Numbers can be entered in advance and lucky winners are notified online if their numbers come up. For further information call 0333 234 4433 or visit www.national-lottery.co.uk.

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