FRANTIC SEARCH FOR TWO LUCKY BRITONS
Two British lottery players are unaware they are sitting on a record-breaking £90 million ($149,500,000) fortune.
They each won £45,570,835.50 ($74,7050,000) in Friday's EuroMillions game, making them the nation's biggest ever lottery winners, but neither has come forward to claim their prize.
The most likely explanation is that they have yet to check their numbers. However, the delay raises the dreadful possibility that their tickets have been lost, which may prevent them from collecting their winnings.
The winning numbers
In 2005, a player from Doncaster failed to come forward before the six-month deadline and missed out on £9.4million.
Camelot, which operates the game in Britain, described the latest jackpot as 'fantastic news' but admitted it did not know the identity of the winners. It said the tickets were bought in Britain but could not say where.
'We have no valid claims so far,' added a spokesman. He said it was 'absolutely extraordinary' for two lottery players from the same country to share such a huge prize.
(Mail Online)
