A WINNING EuroMillions Lottery ticket worth £1m remains unclaimed in St Helens.

The Star reported on Friday that a lucky winner from the EuroMillions draw on July 28, 2023 has still to check their ticket and claim their prize.

Players in the borough of St Helens are being urged by the National Lottery to check and double-check their unique EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code for the chance to become an instant millionaire.

For every EuroMillions line played, UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket. The winning code on 28 July 2023 was MSJS 96560 and the lucky ticket-holder has until 24 January 2024 to claim their prize.

Anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to Camelot, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.

A spokesperson for The National Lottery confirmed today, Monday, no claims for the winning ticket had yet been made.

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Star readers reacted on social media to the appeal with some humourously suggesting they had lost the ticket.

Meanwhile, Michele Hallwood quipped: "Please be someone i know thats kind and generous and wants to share".

And Paula Nanny P Hatton said: "I don't need a be a winner I have everything I need under my roof no million needed but who ever it is well done".

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery said: “We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings, this amazing prize could really make a massive difference to somebody’s life. We’re urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old EuroMillions 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. We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.

“Players can buy and check their tickets online by downloading the National Lottery app or at national-lottery.co.uk. Players can also buy and check tickets in retail. Playing online via the app or website 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."