- A lottery player has forfeited a £10.6 million Lotto jackpot after failing to claim the prize within the 180-day deadline.
- The winning ticket was purchased in Bexley, south-east London, on 4 October 2025, but the deadline passed last Thursday.
- The substantial sum will now be donated to National Lottery-supported good causes, adding to the £33 million raised weekly for such projects.
- Allwyn, the National Lottery operator, stated it is highly unusual for a prize of this magnitude to go unclaimed.
- Currently, five other 'major' National Lottery prizes, each worth over £3.2 million, remain unclaimed across the UK.
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