TWO £1M Lotto Prizes Remain Unclaimed in Buckinghamshire.
Two amazing Lotto prizes worth £1,000,000 each are yet to be claimed from tickets that were both bought in Buckinghamshire. National Lottery players are being urged to check and double-check their tickets for the chance to claim these life-changing prizes.
The search is now on to find the owners of these winning tickets, both which were bought in Buckinghamshire, who matched five main numbers and the Bonus Ball in the Lotto draw on 14 December 2024. Five ticket-holders won the £1,000,000 prize from this draw, and these two missing ticket-holders are the only people yet to claim their prize. The winning Lotto numbers on that date were 1, 11, 12, 17, 19, 54 and the Bonus Ball was 3. The lucky ticket-holders have until 12 June 2025 to claim their prize1.
Anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to The National Lottery, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.2
Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery said, “Wow, Buckinghamshire must be an extra lucky place for Lotto players as we have two winning tickets bought in this area! And yet – neither of these prizes have been claimed yet. There could be two Buckinghamshire locals out there who have now become millionaires and they don’t even know it yet!
“If you bought a Lotto ticket in Buckinghamshire for the draw on 14 December, it’s time to look everywhere - in the pockets of clothes you might have been wearing at the time, in bags, in the car, wallets and purses and in that sideboard or drawer where we all tend to put bits and pieces - and check your tickets.
“Do you live or work in this area, do you have family and friends there who you were visiting or were you just passing through? We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and pay out their life-changing prize – just in time for the new year! Our fingers crossed that these lucky winners come forward to claim their win.”
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. If no-one comes forward with the winning tickets before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK. The National Lottery is celebrating 30 years of changing lives. Since it launched, over 7,400 millionaires have been made and more than £50 billion has been raised for Good Causes with more than 700,000 individual grants awarded. This money supports our nation's heritage, the arts and sport, as well as helping grassroots projects in every local community.
With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning 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
Players can contact Allwyn by telephoning the National Lottery Line during its normal operating hours. Alternatively, players can email Allwyn to confirm they intend to claim their prize but this email must be received at help@national-lottery.co.uk no later than the end (before 12 midnight) of the 180 day claim period, and the claim must subsequently be made in person. Please see Game Rules and Procedures for full details of how to claim.
Under its licence Allwyn has the discretion to pay prizes in respect of stolen, lost or destroyed National Lottery tickets only if the player has submitted a claim in writing within 30 days of the relevant draw. If the player can provide sufficient evidence, Allwyn will investigate and consider the validity of the claim. Allwyn will then determine at its discretion whether the claim is valid and is able to pay the prize 180 days after the draw. Please refer to https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/contact-us#Lost-or-damaged-ticket for more information.
For all major National Lottery prizes which are currently unclaimed please click here - Unclaimed prizes
