Urgent call for ‘missing millionaire’ to check ticket after bumper £83m EuroMillions win

lottery players have been urged to check their tickets after a – but is yet to claim it.

The individual won with a ticket that matched the winning numbers 2, 11, 19, 30 and 49 as well as the two Lucky Stars numbers, 3 and 8, becoming the first jackpot winner of the year.

It means someone out here is in line for a bumper windfall of £83,474,081.80 if they come forward within the 180-day deadline.

Lottery operator Allwyn has renewed its call for players to check their numbers almost a week on from the draw, with the possibility that a player is walking around unaware of the colossal fortune they’re due.

The company’s Andy Carter said: “What a way to start the year.”

He added that he “can’t believe there’s one lucky ticket-holder out there who hasn’t claimed this incredible jackpot prize – there are 83,474,081 reasons for them to check their ticket straight away!” as per .

“It’s only been six days since the draw but, we’re waiting with bated breath to pay out this latest huge winner.

“We’re urging all players to check their paper tickets to see if they are our missing multi-millionaire.

“The biggest win of £195million went to an anonymous UK player in July 2022.

“This is our first EuroMillions UK jackpot winner of 2025, following on from an incredible 2024 which saw four UK EuroMillions jackpots won, including a £177M win by an anonymous single ticket-holder in November, which was the third largest-ever UK win,” Carter said.

Anyone with any queries or thinks they may have the winning ticket for any of the draws within the deadline can call National Lottery on 0333 234 5050 or email [email protected].

The anonymous winner of the biggest EuroMillions jackpot win the UK has ever seen claimed a staggering £195,707,000 in July 2022.

The launched 30 years ago, making 7,400 millionaires and raising more than £50 billion has been raised for good causes, awarding over 700,000 grants.