Winning lottery ticket still unclaimed

A winning ticket worth £250,000 has remained unclaimed for more than two weeks

THE lucky, or maybe not-so-lucky, winner of a quarter million lottery prize has still not come forward to claim the cash.

The winning ticket was bought in West Berkshire three weeks ago on Tuesday, March 29 and the National Lottery operator, Camelot, says that unless the winner comes forward by September 25, the money will be donated to charity.

The golden ticket matched the six main numbers in the Lotto Plus 5 game.

The numbers were 4, 7, 22, 27, 33, 39.

In the past, missing lottery tickets worth millions have been found in the most unlikely places and Camelot have published a list of likely and unlikely places to check if you think you might be the owner of the little pink slip.

One of the best hiding places for tickets worth millions is your recently discarded rubbish, but be quick, before the bin men call. Shirt pockets, the back of the sofa and under the car's visor also rank in the top ten.

If you have a secretary, you may want to ask her to check her bag, because in 1997 Morris Mogg found his ticket, worth nearly £2m, stashed away with her lipstick. No word on whether he split the money with her.

Less likely places to look, if past form is anything to go by, is under the dog's basket, in tins of cat treats and maybe, just maybe, under the fridge magnet.

National Lottery spokesman Patrick Lisoire said: “We're desperate to find this 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 to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.

“We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.”