The clock is ticking for a mystery lottery winner in West Dorset who has just over one week left to claim a Lotto Millionaire Raffle prize worth £1,000,000.

The last-ditch search is still on to find the owner of the winning ticket from the Lotto draw on March 31, 2018, bought in West Dorset with the winning Millionaire Raffle code AQUA 2522 3999.

The lucky ticket holder only has until next Thursday (September 27) to make their claim. With just days to go, National Lottery players are being urged to check and double-check their tickets one last time for the chance to claim the prize.   

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: “Time really is running out for the winner of this prize, but we are still hopeful that someone will come forward at the very last minute to claim the money. We’re urging everyone to check their old tickets one final time or look anywhere a missing Lotto ticket could be hiding. This life-changing prize could really help to make dreams become a reality for someone out there.”

If nobody comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.

In west Dorset alone, more than 1,000 individual grants have been awarded to help projects across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.

With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket.

Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050  or email help@national-lottery.co.uk