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Unclaimed EuroMillions lottery jackpot worth £83.4m is ‘biggest prize to go unclaimed for six days’
Lottery gamers are being urged to examine their tickets as a large £83.4million EuroMillions jackpot stays unclaimed after six days.
The delay in claiming the prize from the January 24 draw is “very uncommon” for such a big quantity, in accordance with lottery operator Allwyn.
And the unclaimed jackpot is the “greatest prize to go unclaimed for six days”, an Allwyn spokesman has stated.
The profitable ticket, bought in a store, matched all 5 major numbers: 02, 11, 19, 30, 49 and Fortunate Star numbers 03 and 08.
Winners have 180 days to safe their prizes (Inventory)
Lottery gamers are being urged to examine their tickets as a large £83.4million EuroMillions jackpot stays unclaimed
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The precise prize quantity ready to be claimed is £83,474,081.
Whereas the ticket was purchased in a retail location, Allwyn has not but revealed the particular space the place the acquisition was made.
If the prize stays unclaimed by subsequent Friday, Allwyn plans to hold out “bespoke exercise” within the space the place the ticket was bought to seek out its fortunate winner.
“It’s in everyone’s curiosity that this prize is claimed,” the Allwyn spokesman stated.
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If the prize stays unclaimed by subsequent Friday, Allwyn plans to hold out ‘bespoke exercise’ within the space the place the ticket was bought to seek out its fortunate winner
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The lottery operator has emphasised how uncommon it’s for such a considerable prize to stay unclaimed for this size of time, noting it’s the “greatest prize to have gone unclaimed at this stage”.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, stated: “I am unable to imagine there’s one fortunate ticket holder on the market who hasn’t claimed this unimaginable EuroMillions jackpot prize – there are 83,474,081 causes for them to examine their ticket immediately.”
“We’re urging all EuroMillions gamers to examine their paper tickets to see if they’re our lacking multi-millionaire,” he added.
However the eight-figure jackpot stays effectively under the most important EuroMillions wins in UK historical past.
Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucester scooped a hundreds-of-millions-strong windfall – the second-highest prize ever received within the UK
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The present file stands at £195million, received by an nameless UK ticket holder on July 19, 2022, whereas Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucester claimed £184,262,899 with a Fortunate Dip ticket in Might of the identical yr.
The UK’s third-largest win was secured by an nameless ticket holder who received £177million in November 2024.
However not each mega payout has a contented ending – one couple who have been named winners in 2020 “misplaced a few mates over it”, although “it simply confirmed they weren’t actual mates to start with”.
And if this week’s winner leaves their windfall unclaimed, they may find yourself with nothing – like Martyn and Kay Troo.
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