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  "path": "/news/national-lottery-winners-search-jackpot-winner-bournemouth-christchurch-poole",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T03:26:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.gbnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "National Lottery apologises after major delay leaves players scratching heads over £2million draw",
    "National Lottery winner claims £1 MILLION prize after coming forward at last minute",
    "National Lottery player who scooped £124k jackpot thought he had only won £10",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nFormer National Lottery winners are leading the search for an unclaimed £1million jackpot winner as the deadline to claim the prize looms.\n\nThe winning tickets was purchased in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area for the EuroMillions draw on November 4, 2025.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBut the prize expires at midnight on Sunday, and no winner has yet come forward.\n\nJamie and Danielle Heavens, previous National Lottery claimants, are now supporting the search for the winner.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe couple posed on a Princess Y72 yacht in Poole with a mock-up of the unclaimed ticket.\n\nMr Heavens won the sum at just 22 years old, while working as a roofer.\n\nHe was unconvinced he had actually won the eye-watering sum as the National Lottery's phone lines had not yet opened.\n\nInstead, he went to work as normal, and ended up phoning the helpline when he was on top of a roof with signal.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe said he was still in shock over his win until the money landed in his account.\n\nAfter paying for a few extravagances, namely a car and wedding for his childhood sweetheart Danielle, he said he has been sensible with his money.\n\nHe now runs his own business and pays himself a normal wage, and still sometimes pays for lottery tickets, he said.\n\nWinners of the National Lottery have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim the prize.\n\n### NATIONAL LOTTERY - READ MORE:\n\n\n\n\n  * National Lottery apologises after major delay leaves players scratching heads over £2million draw\n  * National Lottery winner claims £1 MILLION prize after coming forward at last minute\n  * National Lottery player who scooped £124k jackpot thought he had only won £10\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIf no winner claims the prize, the funds are transferred to the National Loterry's good causes fund.\n\nLast month, a potential lottery missed out on a jackpot of £10.6million after no one claimed the massive sum.\n\nAndy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, the operator of the lottery, said: \"Despite an extensive search for the mystery Bexley millionaire, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward to claim their Lotto prize and has now unfortunately missed out on this life-changing sum of money.\n\n\"However, the money will now benefit Good Causes and add to the £33 million raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, several of which can be found in the Bexley area.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nLast summer a £208million was won by a single ticket but was not immediately claimed, causing a brief panic.\n\nEventually, the jackpot winner came forward revealed to be an Irish family syndicate - who wished to remain anonymous - who purchased the ticket at a family-run convenience store.\n\nThe largest ever unclaimed prize was from a EuroMillions draw in 2012, where a ticket worth over £60million was never claimed.\n\nThe lucky ticket was bought by a player in the area of Stevenage and Hitchin, but was never claimed.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "National Lottery winners lead search for £1million jackpot winner before deadline"
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