someone from birmingham has a month to claim £1,000,000 national lottery win

They have until August 13,just under one month,to claim their winnings. (Picture: REUTERS)

A lucky lottery winner has scooped £1 million – and they don’t even know it.

Someone from Birmingham won a £1,000,000 prize in a EuroMillions draw on August 15 last year.

Lottery bosses want the mystery player to step forward and they only have until February 11 to claim their winnings.

The winning ticket is a UK Millionaire Maker – a life-changing prize for most people.

Could the unclaimed jackpot be yours? (Picture: Shutterstock/Ascannio)

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Three more mystery winners are out there

Three other £1,000 prizes are also unclaimed – but those winners have more time to find their tickets.There’s a £1 million EuroMillions ticket,purchased in Broxbourne,which won the October 31 draw last year.They have until April 29 to claim their prize which will be donated to National Lottery Projects if they don’t step forward.A Lotto ticket bought in South Gloucestershire won £1 million on November 1 last year.That person has until April 30 to claim their prize.The most recent unclaimed winner is a EuroMillions ticket bought in Bournemouth,which got lucky in a draw on November 4 last year.For them,the looming collection date is May 3. Any later than that,and they’ll miss out on the prize.There are smaller but equally transformative amounts which are yet to be claimed by EuroMillions winners.One player from Powys,in Wales,won £112,091 by matching five balls and a star in a draw on December 12.They have until June 10 to claim the prize – which was won with numbers 7,25,30,37,41 with the Lucky Stars 5 and 11.There are also millionaires in Barnet and Birmingham who need to claim their tickets (Picture: National Lottery)

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.

Kathy Garrett,a winners’ advisor for Allwyn,the National Lottery’s operator,previously explained how players can check if they brought the winning ticket.

Garrett said: ‘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 ticket days before it expired after ‘he had left the winning ticket in the sun visor of his work van.’

On June 17,a single ticket holder in Ireland won the huge £208,000 EuroMillions jackpot,while a British grandad recently won £10,000 a month.

If someone in the UK had won the jackpot,they would have instantly become the biggest winner in EuroMillions history.