LOTTERY bosses will not be handing over a £70,000 prize after the deadline for it to be claimed passed.
The ticket-holder of the £70,482 prize bought their ticket in Glasgow and had until midnight on ThursdayJanuary 29 to claim the money.
The money, plus the interest it earned, has now gone to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.
Since 1994 £32 billion has been raised by National Lottery players, which has been awarded to National Lottery-funded projects across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.
A National Lottery spokesman said: "Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward within the deadline to claim their prize and has now sadly missed out on this substantial amount of money.
"To avoid this unfortunate situation happening again, I would urge all National Lottery players to check their tickets on a regular basis.
"We tried very hard to find the ticket-holder and it's a real shame that they have missed out, but there is still one winner - the nation.
"This money, and all the interest earned over the 180 days, will now go to benefit projects all over the UK funded by The National Lottery."
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