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Lotto winner hasn’t come forward yet

Written by Lotto Hideout Editor   
Friday, 05 December 2008 10:53

If you won £161,860 on the Lottery you’d be celebrating in style, at least, you’d think you would. However won lottery winner, from the Southend area, might not even know they’ve won. A winning ticket was purchased in Southend for the draw on Saturday November 15th, and won its owner the sum of £161,860… however they’ve still to claim their prize.

The lucky numbers for that draw were 14, 17, 30, 37, 38, 41, with 49 being the bonus ball. If the winner of the huge sum wants to claim their prize they need to do so before May 14th next year, or the winnings will be handed over to the good causes fund.

A spokesperson for the National Lottery, Emily Wilson, stated:

We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings. This amazing prize could really make a difference to somebody’s life. We’re urging everyone to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.

Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa – someone out there could literally be sitting on a fortune! We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.

If you bought a ticket in the Southend area for the draw on November 15th, and suspect that those are your numbers, have a good look for your ticket!

If you’ve won any money on the Lottery, you have 180 days to claim your prize, or it goes to charity!