A mystery Lotto winner has failed to claim their massive £10.6million jackpot win, National Lottery operator Allwyn has announced. The winning ticket, worth an eye-watering £10,633,323, was bought in the London Borough of Bexley for the Saturday, October 4, 2025 draw.
Despite months of publicity and an extensive search for the mystery ticket-holder, no valid claim was made before the deadline expired at midnight on Thursday, April 2. As a result, the life-changing jackpot – along with any interest earned on it – will now be handed over to National Lottery Good Causes. Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at Allwyn, said: "Despite an extensive search for the mystery Bexley millionaire, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward to claim their Lotto prize and has now unfortunately missed out on this life-changing sum of money. However, the money will now benefit Good Causes and add to the £33million raised each week for National Lottery-funded projects, several of which can be found in the Bexley area."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">?????? TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND ??????<br><br>We’re STILL looking for our £10.6M Lotto ticket bought in Bexley from the Saturday 4th October Lotto draw!<br><br>Check every pocket as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ItCouldBeYou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ItCouldBeYou</a>!! ?????? (This is due to expire at midnight on 2nd April!)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalLottery?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalLottery</a> <a href="https://t.co/yL7hkpjNG9">pic.twitter.com/yL7hkpjNG9</a></p>— The National Lottery (@TNLUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/TNLUK/status/2036095146920456238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Projects in the borough that have benefited from National Lottery cash include The Exchange Erith, a community-led arts and crafts organisation based in Erith’s Grade II-listed Old Library.
Since 2018, it has received a total of £1,058,206 in funding to help bring people together through community craft and action.
Belvedere Social Bowls Club has also received National Lottery support, with the friendly social club securing £10,237 in funding between 2023 and 2025. The club welcomes people aged 16 to over 80.
Meanwhile, You & Me Happy Family Children’s Disability Trust was awarded £20,000 in September 2025 to provide inclusive support for disabled children and their carers.
