A Lotto player in east London has failed to claim a winning £4.7 million jackpot, it was revealed today.
The ticket was bought in Barking and Dagenham in September, Camelot said, but the prize money has yet to be picked up.
Efforts to track down the winner will on Friday see a Lotto team picketing commuters at Barking Tube station with novelty signs and a squad of fake butlers.
The ticket matched the six main numbers in the September 12 draw – 14, 20, 28, 31, 40 and 46.
If the prize money is not claimed within six months of the draw – mid-March – the cash will be pumped back into the Lottery fund, which supports arts and charity work across the UK.
A spokeswoman said commuters at the station would be met by “swathes of red carpet, a squad of butlers, delicate topiary and velvet swags” on Friday morning.
“The ‘Millionaire Commuter Experience’ will greet travellers at Barking station as The National Lottery searches for the elusive ticket-holder of a Lotto £4.7m unclaimed jackpot,” she said.
“The unclaimed ticket, bought in the Borough of Barking and Dagenham, is from the draw on Saturday, September 12, when one lucky winner matched the six main numbers to scoop the life-changing jackpot.”
The prize is the largest of any unclaimed jackpot currently being held by the National Lottery.
Two years ago, Camelot revealed that Romford – just across the border from Barking and Dagenham – was home to the "luckiest" Lottery players in Britain.
More big prizes had been won per head in the east London market town than anywhere else in the UK, the firm said.
