26/09/2013

Winning Co Armagh Ticket Is Unclaimed

A winning lottery ticket that was purchased in Co Armagh and is worth more than £100,000, remains unclaimed.

The winnings of £102,843 is from the Saturday 7 September draw and the ticket matched five numbers and the bonus ball.

The winning Lotto numbers were 1, 11, 12, 13, 35 and 42. The bonus ball was 5.

A spokesperson for the National Lottery said: "We're desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings – this amazing prize could really make a huge difference to somebody's life.

"We're urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.

"Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa – someone out there could literally be sitting on a fortune!

"We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win."

The ticket holder has until Thursday 6 March 2014 to claim their prize.

If the prize is not collected, the money, as well as all the interested accumulated, will go towards The National Lottery Good Causes.

(JP/CD)

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