A mystery National Lottery winner missed out on a £10million jackpot after failing to come forward.
The winner did not make themselves known within the 180-day deadline to claim their prize and as a result lost the £10.6million prize.
National Lottery did do an ‘extensive search’ for the winning ticket holder but said no valid claim had been made by last Thursday’s cut-off.
The money will now be donated to charities supported by the National Lottery.
A spokesperson for Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery said: ‘The majority of prizes that would go unclaimed would be the smaller tier prizes.
‘It’s very unusual for a prize of this size to go unclaimed.’
The jackpot ticket was tracked down to have been bought in Bexley, south-east London, on October 4, 2025.
Currently, there are five ‘major’ National Lottery prizes worth more than £3.2million which are still yet to be claimed. Three are £1 million EuroMillions or Lotto tickets.
The mystery winner bought the ticket from Bexley, south-east London, in October 2025 but failed to come forward within the 180 deadline so lost the £10.6million jackpot
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, said: ‘Despite an extensive search for the mystery Bexley millionaire, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward to claim their Lotto prize and has now unfortunately missed out on this life-changing sum of money.
‘However, the money will now benefit Good Causes and add to the £33 million raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, several of which can be found in the Bexley area.’
Several projects in Bexley have been supported by National Lottery players, including The Exchange Erith, a community-led arts and crafts organisation and You and Me Happy Family Children’s Disability Trust, which delivers inclusive support for disabled children and their careers.