Someone from Sevenoaks has been set for life – but they less than a week left to claim the prize.
One Kent player scored the National Lottery Set For Life top prize, worth £10,000 every month for 30 years.
The lucky winner has just six days to claim the winnings.
A search is ongoing for the mystery lottery player who had the winning numbers.
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The lucky ticket was bought in the Sevenoaks District of Kent for the Set For Life draw on October 24, 2024.
It will have the winning five main numbers – 2, 11, 29, 37, 45 plus the Life Ball 6.
However, the person has to claim the money by Tuesday, April 22.
The dreamy amount – £3,600,000 in total – would be life-changing for most people.
One Sevenoaks resident told Metro that he wished he were the mystery winner.
‘If I knew who it was, I’d take the ticket,’ he joked.
Kathy Garrett, a winners’ advisor for Allwyn, the National Lottery’s operator, explained what any player who hasn’t checked their ticket should do: ‘The winning draw took place a week before Halloween, so think about where you were when you were about to carve your pumpkin or preparing for trick or treating.
What happens when you win the Lottery?
Once you have managed to find the ticket and check the numbers really match, you should call the number on the back of the ticket connecting to the lottery line.
You will then get a call from the winner’s advisor who will then come visit you in person, ideally the next day.
You can read more about what happens during each step after winning here.
‘Rummage through your warm coats and double-check that this winning ticket hasn’t inadvertently been stowed away with your hats, scarves and gloves.’
Lottery players should also search their vehicles.
She said a builder claimed a whopping £50,000,000 ticket days before it expired after ‘he had left the winning ticket in the sun visor of his work van.’
Many Sevenoaks residents Metro spoke with were surprised to hear the winning ticket was bought in the town.
However, the county of Kent has been lucky before, with four new lottery winners announced in the run-up to Christmas last year.
Only known as Mrs P, she scooped £109,852.40 in Lucky Star, followed by the £1,000,000 win by Mr A through the National Lottery app, according to KentOnline.
Winning big in the lottery sounds like the dream – but it can screw your life.
Becoming a multi-millionaire overnight can upend normal life as we know it, and many winners have spiralled.
Some have lost it all just years after scooping millions of pounds.
The biggest recent EuroMillions win was £209,300,000, which was scooped up in Austria last month.
In the UK, the record EuroMillions prize was won by Jess and Joe Thwaites after they brought home £195,700,000.
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