Owner of £1m lotto ticket bought in Tyrone still to come forward | We Are Tyrone

The £1m-winning lottery ticket sold in Co Tyrone is still out there.

A major public appeal was made last week for the owner of the winning ticket from the April 24 Euromillions draw to come forward and claim their new fortune.

However, a spokesperson for the National Lottery today said the prize has still not been claimed.

The spokesperson added that they are unable to provide more specific details about where in Tyrone the ticket was bought, in case the winner wishes to remain anonymous if and when they eventually come forward.

However, for the meantime, the money remains in the lottery’s bank account.

Automatically

For every EuroMillions line played, players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.

The winning code for the winning ticket bought locally is MBGT03608 and the lucky ticket-holder has until October 21 2026 to claim their prize.

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, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.

Speaking last week, Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “A lucky EuroMillions player is the winner of a life-changing £1,000,000 and doesn’t even know it.

“We are on a mission to unite our lucky winner with their million-pound prize and are asking players to check their tickets.

“Were you in or around County Tyrone in the week leading up to the 24 April draw? Do you live or work in the area, do you have family and friends there who you were visiting or were you just passing through?

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“We want to find this mystery ticket-holder and pay out their life-changing prize.”

If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket 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.