The unidentified blonde woman presented her battered ticket to newsagent in Worcester in England, but they have been unable to confirm it is a victor.
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The woman told The Times: “I’ve been a nervous wreck”.
“I haven’t slept all night”.
“She said to me it had been through the wash”, Natu Patel told the BBC.
The barcode and date of the ticket had been scrubbed off, he said.
In scenes witnessed by journalist Lucy Bannerman, a reporter on The Times, Mr Patel examined the ticket carefully, confirmed it had the right numbers and put it in a clear plastic envelope, adding a piece of cardboard for protection. Camelot will then determine at its discretion whether the claim is valid and is able to pay the prize 180 days after the draw.
A £63 million Euromillions jackpot went unclaimed in 2012 despite a Camelot appeal centred on the Stevenage and Hitchin area of Hertfordshire.
It has the right combination of winning numbers however she will now have to wait until July to find out if she is the mystery victor.
” Camelot called me today to say that the press might contact me”.
She said the goal of the Worcester announcement is to “raise awareness in that area” that will hopefully lead to the ticket-holder realising they have won and coming forward to make a claim.
Husband and wife David and Carol Martin, both 54, from Hawick in Scotland, came forward as the joint winners last week.
Camelot’s announcement ends speculation that the ticket was purchased in Bolton.
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If the prize remains unclaimed the money will go to National Lottery projects.
