Millionaire lottery ticket still unclaimed

DunDee: Ticket holder has until the end of September to come forward

A £1 million winning lottery ticket purchased in March in Dundee remains unclaimed, according to National Lottery operators Camelot.

The operators issued an appeal last month for the owner of the winning ticket to come forward and revealed it was purchased in Dundee.

But, as yet, no one has come forward to claim the prize for the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker draw on March 28. The winning code is XRTV 79106. Prizes are made available to claim for 180 days from the date of the draw, meaning the cash will be handed over to National Lottery-funded projects across the UK if it is not claimed by the end of September.

Every week EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker guarantees to create four millionaires – two on Tuesday and two on Friday – but with special EuroMillions Mega Week draws there are more guaranteed UK £1m prizes, millionaire lifestyle experiences and huge jackpots to be won.

Winner of the April 12 Millionaire Raffle draw, Shaheen Rashid from Dundee, said she almost threw her winning ticket in the bin before realising her numbers were a match.

She said: “When I initially checked the numbers, I very nearly ripped the ticket up because the numbers didn’t match.

“I decided to look at the code again and then realised I’d won – I wasn’t sure how much.”

She added that she ran up to her local newsagents, Umars Convenience Store on Pitkerro Road, to make sure she wasn’t wrong in believing she had landed the life-changing sum.

She added: “When I ran up I actually put two lines on costing me £4.

“The machine didn’t say too much other than congratulations.”

Admitting she did not usually buy lottery tickets, she added: “People are calling me the lucky one and saying I have to go with them next time they buy a ticket.”

There are currently 14 lotto prizes lying unclaimed in the UK with a total value of more than £13m.

If you think you are the lucky ticket holder, you can contact the National Lottery Line on 0844 338 7551 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk