Lottery winner has just days to find ticket and claim €1m

A Christmas dream could soon turn into a nightmare for the owner of a lotto ticket worth €1m as they only have days to claim their prize.

The National Lottery’s Christmas Millionaire Raffle was won by a ticket sold at the Topaz Service Station on Lower Tivoli Rd in Cork on December 21, but the ticket holder has yet to claim their €1m jackpot.

Now the National Lottery is warning that the ticket holder only has until Friday, March 31, to claim their prize before the deadline passes and their fortune is lost.