A LOTTERY ticket worth nearly £400,000 which was bought in Trafford is yet to be claimed.

National Lottery players in the borough are being urged to check their tickets as they could be entitled to the life-changing prize, worth £389,998.

The ticket was bought on June 21 and the winning Lotto numbers that day 3, 7, 13, 17, 27, 40 and the bonus ball was 19.

The lucky ticket-holder has until December 18 to claim their prize.

To help in the search for the missing winner, the National Lottery has recruited the help of Miss Manchester 2014, Codie Hayward.

Codie said: “It’s incredible to think that somebody in the Trafford area has won such a life-changing sum of money without even knowing it.

“I’m certainly going to be triple-checking my tickets and am encouraging the people I know from the local area to do the same.

"I urge the people of Trafford in the strongest possible way to check, double-check and check again their tickets and to search everywhere a missing ticket could be hiding – your life really could be transformed.”

To help jog players’ memories about what was happening on the same day as the Lotto draw, football fans may well remember that Argentina beat Iran 1-0 in the World Cup, the same score line by which the Nigerians defeated the Bosnians.

Away from sport, Trafford residents may have taken a trip to Manchester’s Royal Exchange, where a production of Billy Liar was being performed.

A National Lottery spokesman said: “We’re eager to find the 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 Lotto 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.”

Anyone 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 0845 910 0000.