Ticket-holders have been urged to check their emails and log into their National Lottery account. They are also asked to call the National Lottery Line to claim their prize which could be life-changing
National Lottery chiefs have launched a search for two Brits who might not know they have both won a cool £1million each.
The winners have yet to claim their life-changing £1,000,000 prizes from last Friday’s EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw when 10 people became millionaires overnight. All that is known is that one of the missing EuroMillions winners bought their winning ticket online and a second missing millionaire bought their ticket in a retail outlet.
The online ticket-holder has been urged to check their emails and log into their National Lottery account. They are also asked to call the National Lottery Line to claim their prize. The person who bought their winning ticket in retail should check their paper ticket in store or scan their EuroMillions ticket via the National Lottery app, and then call the same line to make their claim.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: “Imagine being a millionaire and not even knowing it. It’s only been just under a week since the special draw, but we’re urging all EuroMillions players to log into their National Lottery account and check their paper tickets to see if they are one of our missing two winners. Why wait to be a millionaire when I could be on my way to meet you tomorrow with your £1,000,000 prize!”
The EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw guarantees a millionaire in every draw but on Friday night it created 10 in one night. For each line played, UK players are given a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket. As with all major prizes (£50,000 and above) won in retail, if no valid claim has been received around two weeks after the draw, the area where the ticket was bought is released. Once a ticket-holder has informed The National Lottery and the claim has been validated and paid, the ticket-holder can choose whether or not to go public about their win.
The Mirror told previously how cruel scammers targeted a single mum by posing as millionaire lottery winners offering a helping hand. Dympna McKenna, 47, believed she was chatting to Richard and Debbie Nuttall – who scooped £61million on the EuroMillions in January – over Facebook. She “bared her soul” and revealed she was desperate to find some help for her and her daughter Dakota, 10, and the £7,000 debt she is in.
She cried when the scammers offered her cash but later realised it was a lie and decided to play along. Now she wants to warn others who might not be aware it’s a scam. Dympna, who is a full-time carer for her autistic daughter, said: “I bared my soul – that’s why I’m mad. They are sat behind a computer.” How can a person go from being an innocent baby to a monster? It’s disgusting.”