The holder of a £1M winning lottery ticket has come forward - just weeks before time ran out for the lucky person to make a claim.

The draw took place in November with the ticket bought in Bolton.

The Bolton News ran a number of appeals urging people to check their tickets.

The last day to claim was May 1.

Today, Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery,  confirmed that it has received a claim for the £1,000,000 EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from a ticket bought in Bolton for the special EuroMillions draw on 3 November 2023, when 10 guaranteed millionaires were made in the UK.

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Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “We are absolutely delighted that this lucky ticket-holder has come forward and claimed their prize.

"What an incredible opportunity this life-changing win presents for them, just imagine the possibilities.

“It’s now our job to support the ticket-holder through the process – we support each and every National Lottery winner in the same way – and we will do this as quickly as possible to ensure that they can begin to enjoy their life-changing win as soon as possible.”

He added:  “This winner now joins the eight other lucky millionaire ticket-holders who have already claimed their prizes from the draw, including Ceri Ann Roscoe-Roberts and husband, Paul, from Bangor in North Wales.

"Ceri woke up on the morning of the draw with the strangest and strongest feeling that she had to buy a EuroMillions ticket.

"Twenty-four hours later, she was celebrating becoming a millionaire….although this latest winner, who bought their winning ticket in Bolton, waited a little longer to claim their prize.

“The last remaining ticket-holder yet to claim their prize from the special EuroMillions draw on 3 November 2023 bought their winning ticket in Northumberland.

Players who bought a ticket for the draw in this area are urged, yet again, to check their tickets for the winning code - TDWJ 92983 - and claim their prize before it is due to expire on 1 May 2024."

EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker guarantees to create a millionaire in every draw but in the special draw on Friday 3 November, 2023, 10 guaranteed millionaires were made in one night. For every EuroMillions line played, UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.