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Claire by Claire
April 30, 2025
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The UK’s National Lottery has urged players to check their tickets following April 26th’s draw, with one lucky winner still waiting to collect just under £4 million.

The National Lottery is the UK’s only lottery service, which launched in 1994 and has raised tens of billions for good causes around the country. Players have the opportunity to win life-changing sums of money should they match all 6 numbers, and can win decent sums for matching fewer.

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The lottery can be played by purchasing tickets from licensed vendors or online, joining some of the country’s other favourite betting markets by launching an app that lets its players automate their ticket purchases so they don’t miss out. Online gambling in the UK is worth approximately £11 billion, second only to the US.

As well as being able to bet on the lottery, UK consumers over the age of 18 can bet with online casinos, sports books, online bingo operators, and real raffle sites that offer a great selection of prizes to win. It’s especially interesting how raffle as a game has survived various social, legal, and tech changes, and is now available in cutting-edge online iterations. 

April’s Lucky Lottery Month

In Aril alone, there have been three multi-million-pound lottery wins, with the grand prize of £3,989,857 the latest. £5.2 million was won on the 16th, while in April 5th’s winner walked away with a prize of £7.3 million. 

While it is still early days for the April 26th winner, they will have to stake their claim soon, or at least within the 180 days set by the National Lottery before the winnings and any interest it has accrued are shared among National Lottery Projects.

In the 30 years since it was launched in 1994 until the end of 2024, the National Lottery has distributed more than £50 billion to good causes. Community projects are able to apply for lottery funding, with money allowed to go towards capital costs like land improvements and building, staff costs, equipment, activities, and other essential running costs.

Many of these causes fall under the education bracket, but funding has also helped British sports, arts, health, heritage, and environmental projects.

Unclaimed Lottery Prizes

The 180-day limit for ticket redemption gives players ample opportunity to collect their winnings, but also ensures that money is not tied up in the lottery system and is put to good use as soon as possible. Players can download the National Lottery app to scan their tickets to see if they have won, or can have them checked in store.

There are a few large sums still to be collected, with a Winchester EuroMillions ticket worth £321,840.60 expiring on the 18th of May and a £1 million ticket that was put on in Wiltshire set to expire on June 25th. Another £1 million EuroMillions ticket that was bought in Liverpool has yet to be collected, while a £500,000 Thunderball ticket from Stratford-on-Avon is also waiting to be scooped.

The largest UK winner not to collect their money was a EuroMillions player in June 2012 who missed out on collecting an eye-watering £63.8 million fortune. Tens of millions of prizes go unclaimed every year, with the vast majority being smaller prizes, underlining the importance of checking tickets regularly.

Online players can set up a direct debit for continuous play, with tickets automatically checked and paid out up to £50,000. Lucky winners with prizes that exceed £50,000 have to contact the customer care team and submit prize claim forms, but they will receive an email to inform them of the win.

National Lottery Games

The UK offers a variety of lottery games that players can take part in, with the Lotto being drawn on Wednesday and Saturday nights and tickets costing £2. The EuroMillions is drawn every Tuesday and Friday and also offers a UK Millionaire Maker bonus as part of the £2.50 cost.

Other games available for players to take part in include the Set for Life game, which sees winners receiving £10,000 per month for 30 years. This game costs £1.50 per ticket and is drawn on a Monday and a Thursday. There is also the Thunderball, Lotto Hotpicks, EuroMillions Hotpicks, and a selection of instant-win games. Lottery scratch cards also prove to be popular among players, with prices varying in price from £1 to £5.

Conclusion

With millions in unclaimed prizes every year, there will be some consolation for players that the money goes toward lottery-funded projects. However, with some life-changing sums of money going unclaimed, it is still worth keeping tickets safe and checking them regularly.

Downloading the National Lottery app to scan tickets or buying online should minimise the amount of unclaimed tickets every year, and is advised for consumers who don’t want to miss out on their winnings and improve their finances with some unexpected income. 

Claire

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