A lucky lottery ticket bought in Carmarthenshire has gone unclaimed, meaning that the £1,000,000 prize, plus a luxury trip to the Gold Coast, has been lost.

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of The National Lottery, announced that the prize from the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on 29 July, 2016, has not been claimed and the 180day claim time has now ran out.

The ticket-holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in Carmarthenshire. The deadline for them to claim their prize was at midnight on Wednesday 25 January, 2017.

Every week EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker now guarantees to create four millionaires – two on Tuesday and two on Friday – but with the EuroMillions Mega Friday draws, multiple players won a guaranteed £1m plus a once-in-a-lifetime prize.

For every EuroMillions line played, UK players automatically receive a UK Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.

As the deadline has now passed the money, plus the interest it earned, has now gone to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK. The National Lottery changes lives of individuals as well as communities – players raise on average, over £30 million for National Lottery-funded projects every week.

Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, Andy Carter 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 amazing prize. 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.”