THE National Lottery is hunting for a lucky Euromillions UK Millionaire Maker winner who bought a ticket in Carmarthenshire and has won £1 million and a luxury trip to Australia.

Every week Millionaire Maker guarantees to create two millionaires, but with the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on 29 July, five players won a guaranteed £1 million plus a trip to Australia’s Gold Coast.

One of the lucky winners from the draw who bought their ticket in the Carmarthenshire area has still to check their ticket and claim their prize.

The search is now on to find the owner of the winning ticket and players in the area are being urged to check and double-check their unique Millionaire Maker code for the chance to become an instant millionaire.

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

The winning selection on Friday 29 July for this prize was BRR 888846 and the lucky ticket-holder has until 25 January, 2017 to claim their prize.

If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.

A National Lottery spokesperson said: “We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings, this amazing prize could really make a huge difference to somebody’s life.

“We’re urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old EuroMillions tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding, so that this prize can turn someone into the newest member of the lottery millionaire club.

“Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa. We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win.”

To help jog EuroMillions players’ memories about what was happening on the evening of the draw in question, Tottenham Hotspur played in the International Champions Cup and sadly lost 0-1 to Atletico Madrid on Friday 29 July, 2016.

Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0844 338 7551 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk