A MYSTERY woman from Somerset has become £100,000 richer overnight after scooping a ‘£100k jackpot’ this month.

But do you remember the time someone failed to claim a £500,000 prize ticket?

Back in 2020, a Thunderball draw was made on August 14.

The winning numbers on that date were 1, 10, 23, 30, 36 and the Thunderball was 7.

Two weeks after the draw was made no one had stepped forward to claim the winnings, which totalled £500,000.

The winner was given until February 10, 2021, to claim their prize.

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At the time, rules stated that anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to Camelot, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.

Suppose no one came forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, goes to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.

All that was known about the ticket was that it was bought in North Somerset.

Camelot, which runs the lottery, revealed it received a claim for the Thunderball top prize in early September.

Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery at the time, said:

“It is fantastic news that the lucky ticketholder has now claimed their prize.

"We’re encouraging all National Lottery players to check their tickets online on the National Lottery app or website, or in their local store.

"You can scan your retail draw-based game tickets on The National Lottery App to see if you’ve won a prize."

In 2024 with the ease of using your phone to access the National Lottery app and pay for your weekly numbers, you too have the chance to win the ‘£100k jackpot’ that the mystery woman from Somerset did this month.

The ‘£100k Jackpot’ Instant Win Game is available to play on the National Lottery app. It costs £1.00 to play and offers a 1 in 2.61 overall chance of winning a prize.

By playing any National Lottery game, players generate £30M each week for National Lottery-funded projects.

With over 690,000 grants being made across the UK, this money supports everything from arts to the sport sectors – from the local charity making a difference where you live through to helping our nation’s athletes win Olympic and Paralympic medals.