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AN Oldhamer could be sitting on a fortune with a life-changing ­- but unclaimed ­- lottery prize.

A huge £687,688 EuroMillions prize­ is waiting to be snapped up ­- and the winning ticket was bought from a shop in Oldham.

National Lottery players are being urged to check and double-check their tickets for the chance to claim.

The search is now on to find the owner of the winning ticket who matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star in the EuroMillions draw on Friday, July 14. The winning EuroMillions numbers on that date were 11, 14, 20, 21, 47 and the Lucky Star numbers were 7 and 10. The lucky ticket-holder has until January 10, 2018, to claim their prize.

Anyone not in possession of their ticket, for whatever reason, but who believes they have a genuine claim can still make a claim in writing to Camelot, but it must be within 30 days of the draw.

If no-one comes forward with the winning ticket before the prize claim deadline, then the prize money, plus all the interest it has generated, will go to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.

Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, said: "We're eager to find the mystery ticket-holder and unite them with their winnings ­- this amazing prize could really make a huge difference to somebody's life. We're urging everyone who bought a EuroMillions ticket in this area to check their old tickets again 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 ­- someone out there could literally be sitting on a fortune. We have the champagne on ice and our fingers crossed that the lucky winner comes forward to claim their win."

With all National Lottery draws, players have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their prize if they have the winning ticket. Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0844-338 7551 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk.