The prize is the third-largest jackpot ever won in Britain through the National Lottery
NEED TO KNOW
- A lucky National Lottery (UK) player has yet to claim their winning ticket from October 4, 2025
- The deadline to claim the $14 million prize is April 2
- National Lottery officials are urging the public to check their old tickets
Time is running out for a London lottery player to claim their £10,633,323 — or $14,203,833.36 — prize.
The winning ticket, with matching numbers 6, 8, 12, 33, 49, 59, was purchased on October 4, 2025 in Bexley, a borough in South East London, according to National Lottery officials.
Yet, the 180 day deadline to redeem the enormous prize is quickly looming, leading lottery officials to offer pleas to the public to find the lucky player.
"We want nothing more than to unite the winner with their life changing prize," Kathy Garrett, winners' adviser at Allwyn, which operates the National Lottery, said in a statement reported by various news outlets. "We really want to pay this out. We've got the champagne ready."
"If it was a lucky dip ticket, people wouldn't necessarily know their numbers," Garrett added. "Someone in the Bexley area is sitting on a £10.6m prize and they don't know it."
The lucky player must claim their prize in person before April 2, or else it will be transferred to the National Lottery's Good Causes fund, Garrett said. She also said officials from National Lottery would be in Bexley on Wednesday to encourage residents to check their tickets, according to the BBC.
The $14 million prize is the third largest jackpot ever won in Britain through the National Lottery, said Great Britain News, and the largest in 2026.
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According to National Lottery officials, three additional draws — two EuroMillions wins and one Lotto win — from 2025 have yet to be claimed, though the October 4 win is the most urgent with only a little over a fortnight remaining before the deadline runs out.
If you or someone you know is struggling with a gambling problem, please contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network at 1-800-522-4700 or go to gamtalk.org.
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