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Unclaimed £1 Million EuroMillions Prize Expires Sunday After Purchase in Bournemouth Area
A £1 million EuroMillions jackpot ticket bought in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area on November 4, 2025, remains unclaimed as the deadline approaches midnight Sunday. Former winners Jamie Heavens and Danielle Heavens are aiding the search by posing with a mock ticket on a yacht in Poole. If unclaimed, the prize will join other unclaimed funds in the National Lottery's good causes fund.
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LONDON (Substrate) -- A winning ticket for a £1 million EuroMillions jackpot, purchased in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area on November 4, 2025, has not been claimed as the deadline nears. The prize expires at midnight on Sunday, with no winner coming forward as of May 1, 2026.
Winners of National Lottery prizes, including EuroMillions, have 180 days from the draw date to claim their winnings.
Jamie Heavens and Danielle Heavens, previous National Lottery winners, are supporting efforts to locate the ticket-holder. The couple posed on a Princess Y72 yacht in Poole with a mock-up of the unclaimed ticket, urging the winner to come forward. Jamie Heavens won a substantial sum at age 22 while working as a roofer, an experience that shapes his involvement in the current search.
Heavens recalled his initial skepticism about the win, unconvinced because the National Lottery's phone lines had not yet opened at the time. He continued working as normal and phoned the helpline while on top of a roof where he had signal. "I was still in shock over my win until the money landed in my account," Heavens said.
After his win, Heavens paid for a car and a wedding for Danielle, his childhood sweetheart. He has since managed the funds sensibly, now running his own business and paying himself a normal wage. Heavens still buys lottery tickets occasionally, he said.
If the current £1 million prize goes unclaimed, the funds will transfer to the National Lottery's good causes fund, which supports various charitable initiatives. 6 million Lotto jackpot remained unclaimed and was redirected to that fund. The ticket for that prize had been purchased in Bexley.
