Lottery players are being urged to check their tickets after a EuroMillions ticket bought in West Lothian for the 11 December draw matched the five main numbers and one lucky star number and is worth a total of £1,886,380.

If no-one comes forward to claim the winning ticket the money will go to good causes.

Camelot’s Andy Carter, a senior winners’ advisor at The National Lottery, said the ticket holder has until 9 June next year to claim their prize.

He said: “We’re desperate to find this mystery ticket holder and unite them with their winnings.

“We’re urging everyone who bought a ticket in this area to check their old EuroMillions tickets again or look anywhere a missing ticket could be hiding.”

John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.