The hunt to find the owner of a winning lottery ticket bought in Three Rivers and worth £10,000 per month for 30 years is still on ahead of an important deadline later this week.

The ticket scooped the top prize in the Set For Life draw on May 6, matching the five main numbers of 2, 7, 25, 40 and 46 and the Life Ball of 4.

Saturday, June 5, will mark 30 days since the draw and is the deadline for anyone not in possession of the ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim to make one in writing to Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery.

Camelot has the discretion to pay prizes in respect of lost, destroyed or stolen tickets only if the player has submitted a claim in writing within 30 days of the relevant draw.

If the player can provide sufficient evidence, Camelot will investigate and consider the validity of the claim.

Camelot will then determine at its discretion whether the claim is valid and is able to pay the prize 180 days after the draw.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery said: “It’s important that any player who is not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who thinks they have a genuine claim to the prize notifies us in writing by 5pm on Saturday 5 June, 2021 at the latest.

“What a start to the next 30 years it would be for the lucky ticket-holder if they were to check their tickets and claim their prize - they really would be set for life. We have our fingers crossed that we’ll soon be welcoming our latest Set For Life winner into the lottery winners club.”

With the winning ticket in their possession, the ticket-holder has until Tuesday, November 2 to make their claim.