By David Hunter
A £1,000,000 lotto prize has gone unclaimed in Co.Antrim, and will now be donated to National Lottery-funded projects.
Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, say the 180 day deadline has passed since the prize winning draw on 27 April 2018.
The operator issued several appeals in recent months for people to check old tickets, and make sure they hadn't missed out on the prize.
The ticket-holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in County Antrim and the deadline to claim their prize was at midnight on 24 October 2018.
The money, plus the interest it earned, has now gone to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.
Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward within the deadline to claim their prize and has now sadly missed out on this substantial amount of money.
"To avoid this unfortunate situation happening again, I would urge all National Lottery players to check their tickets on a regular basis.
“We tried very hard to find the ticket-holder and it’s a real shame that they have missed out, but there is still one winner – the nation.
"This money, and all the interest earned over the 180 days, will now go to benefit projects all over the UK funded by The National Lottery.”
In Northern Ireland alone, there has been more than £1.2 billion awarded in National Lottery grants to well over 25,000 individuals, organisations and projects across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.
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