Are you sitting on a winning £50,000 lottery ticket?

CHECKED your lottery numbers every week? If not, you could be in line for a £50,000 windfall.

The National Lottery has revealed there is an unclaimed prize of £50,000 due to someone who bought a ticket in the Rotherham borough.

It relates to the extra Lotto Medal Draw on Saturday, August 27, which was linked to the Olympics. Players are being urged to double-check their unique Lotto Raffle code for the chance to bank the bumper prize.

For every Lotto line played, players automatically received a Lotto raffle code printed on their ticket. The winning code on August 27 for this prize was GREY 1431 4050 and the ticket holder has until 23 February, 2017, to claim their winnings.

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

Andy Carter, senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said: “This was a special draw to celebrate Team GB’s success in Rio and to thank players for all the support they have given athletes by playing the Lottery.

“We’re encouraging all players who bought a ticket for the Lotto Medal Draw in Rotherham to check their old tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.

“We have the champagne and big cheque on standby - all we need is the lucky winner to come forward to claim their prize.”

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 [email protected].