National Lottery players have 180 days to claim their prize, but the deadline has passed for the holder of a Lotto ticket which would have been worth £10.6 million. Following an “extensive search”, the National Lottery said no valid claim had been made by last Thursday’s cut-off – and the money will now be donated to the good causes it supports. A spokesperson for Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, told the Press Association: “The majority of prizes that would go unclaimed would be the smaller tier prizes. It’s very unusual for a prize of this size to go unclaimed.”The jackpot ticket was bought in Bexley, south-east London, on October 4 2025. There are currently five “major” National Lottery prizes worth more than £3.2 million which are yet to be claimed.

Source: The Herald April 03, 2026 16:23 UTC