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| Search on in Boston and Skegness for £76m lottery ticket holder | Search on in Boston and Skegness for £76m lottery ticket holder |
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| The owner of a £76m lottery ticket is being encouraged to come forward. | The owner of a £76m lottery ticket is being encouraged to come forward. |
| The EuroMillions ticket was bought somewhere in the parliamentary constituency of Boston and Skegness, said organisers. | The EuroMillions ticket was bought somewhere in the parliamentary constituency of Boston and Skegness, said organisers. |
| It matched five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers to win the entire £76,369,806 jackpot in the draw on 2 November. | It matched five main numbers and two Lucky Star numbers to win the entire £76,369,806 jackpot in the draw on 2 November. |
| If the ticket holder does not come forward by 1 May, the prize will be the UK's biggest unclaimed jackpot. | If the ticket holder does not come forward by 1 May, the prize will be the UK's biggest unclaimed jackpot. |
| "This is the biggest ever unclaimed prize, so there's been quite a lot of interest," said a National Lottery spokesperson. | "This is the biggest ever unclaimed prize, so there's been quite a lot of interest," said a National Lottery spokesperson. |
| The previous largest jackpot which no-one claimed was in 2012 when a ticket owner in Hertfordshire missed out on a £64m prize. | |
| If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket before the deadline the prize money, plus the interest it has generated, will go to lottery-funded projects. | If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket before the deadline the prize money, plus the interest it has generated, will go to lottery-funded projects. |
| The winning numbers from the draw were 5, 15, 17, 37, 44 and the Lucky Star numbers were 7 and 11. | The winning numbers from the draw were 5, 15, 17, 37, 44 and the Lucky Star numbers were 7 and 11. |
| Andy Carter from the National Lottery said: "We're desperate to find this mystery ticket holder and unite them with their winnings." | Andy Carter from the National Lottery said: "We're desperate to find this mystery ticket holder and unite them with their winnings." |
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