A LOTTERY winner has just hours to claim a hefty Set for Life prize as the deadline is looming.
A punter in Wales could miss out on a total of £120,000 in prize money if they fail to come forward.
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The lucky lotto player has won £10,000 a month for a year thanks to a draw which took place on April 24 this year.
The ticket was bought in Bridgend but the six-month deadline is tomorrow, October 21 at midnight.
The player matched five balls – and the winning numbers were 4, 8, 10, 38, 43 and the Life Ball was 3.
The rules give winners of “big prizes” exactly 180 days from the draw date to claim their money.
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It comes just a day after an unlucky Brit missed out on £1million after they didn’t come forward to claim their EuroMillions jackpot win.
A punter could have pocketed the life-changing sum of money after landing the top prize in the draw on April 21 this year.
The date was a special draw which saw 20 ticket holders guaranteed to win £1m.
But the six-month deadline to claim the prize came and went at midnight on October 18 with no one coming forward.
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This means the money will be added to the £30m kitty raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, meaning the country benefits as a whole.
The most recent Set for Life draw took place on October 19 with the top prize being £10,000 each month for 30 years.
The National Lottery Set For Life numbers were: 12, 14, 38, 41, 44 and the Life Ball was 05.
The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.
The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.
Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.
Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.
Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k – she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.
The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.
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This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk
