Wealden ticket-holder claims £104,000 EuroMillions prize

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of The National Lottery, confirmed it has received a claim for the EuroMillions prize from the draw on October 30.

The lucky ticket-holder, who matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the draw, has scooped an amazing £104,782.40.

As with all major prizes, the claim will now go through the process of validation, which includes checks to ensure the Games Rules Terms and Conditions are adhered to and the integrity of The National Lottery is protected.

Subject to validation, the prize will then be paid at an appointment with one of Camelot’s Winners’ Advisers.

Once the ticket has been validated and paid, the ticket-holder will then decide whether or not to go public and share their news.

There will be no information on whether it is an individual or syndicate winner, or where the ticket was purchased, unless the ticket-holder decides to go public.

Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: “It’s fantastic news that the lucky ticket-holder has now claimed their prize. We will now focus on supporting the ticket-holder through the process.

“In the current situation in the Wealden area, local retail outlets remain open for people to play in-store. However, if you prefer, you can play online at national-lottery.co.uk or by downloading the National Lottery app.

“Playing online via the website or app means that your ticket is checked, and you get an email notification if you win a prize.

“You can also scan your retail tickets on the National Lottery app to check if you’re a winner.”

By playing any National Lottery game, players help to raise an average of £30m every week for National Lottery Good Causes across the UK.

This money helps support arts, community and charity, heritage, education, environment and the sport sectors – everything from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nation’s athletes win Olympic and Paralympic gold medals.

To date, more than £41bn has been raised and distributed to National Lottery Good Causes through more than 565,000 individual grants.

This year, thanks to National Lottery players, up to £600m is being used by charities and organisations affected by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak across the communities, the arts, heritage and sport.

This includes up to £300m in funding support from the National Lottery Community Fund which is being used to help groups best placed to support people and communities through the crisis – from helping support food banks to causes that combat loneliness and isolation, support for the elderly and projects that aid health in the community.

With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket.

Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050 or email [email protected].

Anyone concerned about lost or unchecked tickets may like to consider either setting up a National Lottery Direct Debit or playing online at www.national-lottery.co.uk.

Numbers can be entered in advance and lucky winners are notified online if their numbers come up. For further information call 0333 234 4433 or visit www.national-lottery.co.uk

If players have any concerns about not being able to get in-store to claim a lower-tier prize, they can get in touch with us (0333 234 50 50), but we would encourage people not to get in touch with us unless they have a ticket nearing the end of its claim period.