Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of the National Lottery, has announced that the £1,000,000 Millionaire Maker prize from the EuroMillions draw on 22 June has remained unclaimed more than 180 days after the draw took place.

The ticket holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in Ceredigion and the deadline for them to claim their prize was at midnight on 19 December.

As the deadline has now passed, the money, plus the interest it earned, has 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, around £30 million for National Lottery-funded projects every week across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.

In total, around 2,150 projects in Ceredigion have shared over £84m in National Lottery funding since the National Lottery began. One of these projects is DASH, which runs a range of activities to support disabled children and young people and their families in Ceredigion.

National Lottery funding has allowed DASH, in partnership with Hafal Crossroads and Wales and West Housing, to help disabled young people and their families to plan their future, develop skills and gain the support and services needed to make it happen.

Speaking of the charity, one parent said: “We have watched our son grow and become a confident young man when he is with his peers. It’s a great meeting place for these young people to be themselves in the company of like-minded friends.”

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