17 February 2023 , 16:05
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Two lucky Brits could be sitting on a fortune with two National Lottery tickets left unclaimed.
The tickets, worth £1,000,000 million each, were said to be bought in North Somerset and South Ayrshire from the draw on Friday, February 3.
The National Lottery is urging the lucky players to check their unique code, found at the bottom of their tickets.
The codes for both tickets have also been revealed - the North Somerset ticket is XFHF 13164 and the South Ayrshire ticket is XGHX 51373.
The players have until August 2 to claim their million-pound prizes.
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People who are not in possession of their ticket but have a genuine claim to the prize can write to Camelot within 30 days of the draw.
The National Lottery is urging people to check their codes (PA)Andy Carter, from the National Lottery, said: ‘A total of 31 UK millionaires were made in the special EuroMillions European Millionaire Maker draw on February 3 and we’ve already started to support the 29 ticket-holders who have claimed their prizes.
‘We’re now urging everyone who bought a ticket in one of these two remaining areas to check their old EuroMillions tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.’
A mum has also claimed the National Lottery has refused to hand over her £30 prize.
Gemma Murray said she was left ‘out of pocket’ after she failed to receive her prize.
Gemma had won the £30 prize in October and was excited to cash out the prize money.
She said : ‘Every month when we get paid, me and my mum put the lottery on for the month. She won three numbers – £30 – so I withdrew it from the account and we were told we’d get it by November 2, but we still haven’t had it.’