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£12m EuroMillions prize unclaimed by Ladywood buyer | £12m EuroMillions prize unclaimed by Ladywood buyer |
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A lottery ticket holder who won £12m has failed to come forward to collect their prize, meaning the money will now go to 'good causes'. | A lottery ticket holder who won £12m has failed to come forward to collect their prize, meaning the money will now go to 'good causes'. |
The National Lottery operator Camelot said the winning EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle ticket was bought in Birmingham on 31 May. | The National Lottery operator Camelot said the winning EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle ticket was bought in Birmingham on 31 May. |
The prize was £1m a month for a year. | The prize was £1m a month for a year. |
Lottery rules state that after 180 days the money, plus interest earned over its unclaimed period, is given to National Lottery Good Causes. | |
The ticket, with the winning sequence of letters and numbers of JRG437445, was bought in the Ladywood area of the city. | |
A National Lottery spokesman said: "We tried very hard to find the ticket holder through various awareness-raising drives in the area and it's a real shame that they have missed out." | |
The winner had until 23:00 GMT on Wednesday to claim the jackpot. | The winner had until 23:00 GMT on Wednesday to claim the jackpot. |
Amarjit Singh, who runs Ladywood Supermarket, said people had started to "panic" as the deadline loomed. | |
"I've been asked by one customer to check the CCTV for when the ticket was purchased in May," he said. | |
The unclaimed prize will now be added to £30bn raised through The National Lottery since 1994. | |
Camelot said this has helped more than 420,000 projects across the arts, sports, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment. | Camelot said this has helped more than 420,000 projects across the arts, sports, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment. |
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