North Yorkshire town could be home to secret lottery millionaire

Operators of the UK National Lottery Camelot have revealed that the town of Tadcaster could be home to a secret millionaire.

The North Yorkshire town has been the subject of local speculation after a lotto poster was put up in a branch of Sainsbury's in the town claiming “Winning Jackpot Ticket Sold Here”.

A spokesperson for Sainsbury's said:-

"We’ve all been trying to figure out who it is, but Camelot won’t divulge the amount or the identity of the winner. And we’ve not seen anyone come in with a new suntan and a big car.”

Despite local interest the winner has maintained their anonymity and in line with National Lottery regulations, any lottery winner must agree to have their identity made public before operators Camelot can reveal the amount won by the winner and the date that the ticket was purchased.

Nevertheless a spokesperson for Camelot revealed that the ticket was purchased at Sainsbury's on Mill Lane in Tadcaster, and that the holder of the ticket had matched 6 numbers in the draw and that the win was worth somewhere between £700,000 and £10million.

A spokesperson for Camelot said:-

“When retailers sell a lucky ticket the winner is asked if they want to go public or not.

On this occasion they said they didn’t, but were more than happy to give the shop publicity.

We can’t disclose their identity – but we can say that the ticket was sold in August 2008 – we always wait at least three months before notifying shops to protect anonymity and let the dust settle.”