Mystery National Lottery winner lastly claims £15m prize two months later | EUROtoday

A thriller Lotto ticketholder has lastly claimed a whopping £15 million prize two months after successful the draw.

Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, confirmed on Monday that it has obtained a declare for the Lotto jackpot prize gained by a single ticketholder from the Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ draw on 15 November final 12 months.

In what the operator has described as a “life-changing win”, the fortunate ticketholder has scooped an unbelievable  £15 million with the successful numbers 09, 11, 27, 44, 48, 52.

Allwyn stated the declare is at the moment going via its strategy of validation, and the prize might be paid if that is handed.

Only after this, and if the ticketholder decides to share their information, will the identification of the thriller winner be revealed. Otherwise, no info on them, together with whether or not they’re a person or syndicate winner, nor the place the ticket was purchased, might be disclosed.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at Allwyn, stated, “What a way to kick off 2026 with a £15 million windfall for one lucky Lotto player. We will now look to support the ticketholder through the process and help them to start to enjoy their life-changing win.”

The thriller declare comes as Wednesday’s ‘Must Be Won’ Lotto jackpot might be an estimated £13.1 million after no participant scooped the highest prize on Saturday.

No ticket-holders matched all six essential numbers, however three gamers matched 5 numbers and the bonus ball to win £1 million.

The successful Lotto numbers had been 05, 06, 13, 18, 22, 53 and the bonus ball was 09.

In Lotto HotPicks, which makes use of the identical numbers because the Lotto draw, nobody matched all 5 numbers to win the £350,000 high prize.

Seven fortunate gamers matched 4 out of the 5 numbers to win £13,000 every.

The successful Thunderball numbers had been 23, 29, 31, 38, 39 and the Thunderball was 5.

No participant bagged the highest prize of £500,000 by matching all 5 numbers plus the Thunderball, however three gamers matched 5 numbers to win £5,000 every.

Mr Carter stated: “What an exciting start to the year for Lotto players, as this Wednesday there will be a life-changing £13.1 million Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ jackpot up for grabs.”

Each week, gamers assist generate round £32 million for a whole bunch of National Lottery-funded tasks throughout the UK, from supporting the humanities and sport sectors to empowering local people teams and preserving iconic British landmarks.