The National Lottery is still looking for a lucky prize winner in County Durham, who has three identical winning tickets. 

The three tickets, all for the same draw, are for the 'Set for Life' Lottery, meaning winners receive £10,000 a month for a year.

With all three tickets under their belt, the unsuspecting County Durham winner can expect to take £360,000 home in the next year.

So, the search is on to find the owner or owners of the winning ticket or tickets, bought in County Durham, who matched the five main numbers in the Set For Life draw on January 9, 2023.

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The winning Set For Life numbers on that date were 7, 16, 24, 29, 31 and the Life Ball was 3.

The lucky ticket-holder or holders has/have until July 8, 2023, to claim their prize or prizes.

Lottery players from County Durham, and those who may have visited the area, are now being urged to check and double-check their tickets for the chance to claim the prizes.

Camelot’s Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery said, “This is incredible. Whether these prizes are one lucky ticket-holder who, for whatever reason, has played the same winning numbers three times or more than one ticket-holder who has happened to have played the same numbers in the same draw, it’s a total of three prizes worth £10,000 a month for one year waiting to be claimed. 

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“Did you visit family or friends in County Durham over the festive season or over New Year and buy a Set For Life ticket or are you a Set For Life player who lives in the area?

"We’re desperate to find this or these mystery ticket-holder or holders and unite them with their winnings, these amazing prizes could really make a massive difference to the one, two or three players who have won!”

He added: “We’re urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old Set For Life tickets again – the easiest way to do this is via the National Lottery app – or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding. Try checking in the pockets of clothing, in wallets, bags and down the back of the sofa.

“We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner or winners come forward to claim their win or wins.”

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