THE clock is ticking for one mystery Carmarthenshire lottery winner, who has just days left to claim £1,000,000 and a luxury trip to the Gold Coast.

A last-ditch search is on to find the owner of the winning ticket from the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on 29 July, 2016 – bought in Carmarthenshire.

The lucky ticket-holder only has until Wednesday, January 25, to make their claim.

With just days to go, National Lottery players are being urged to double-check their tickets for the chance to claim this life-changing prize.

Andy Carter, of The National Lottery, said: “Time really is running out for the winner of this prize, but we are still hopeful that someone will come forward at the very last minute to claim the money.

"We’re urging everyone to check their old tickets one final time or look anywhere a missing EuroMillions ticket could be hiding.

"This life-changing prize could really help to make dreams become a reality for someone out there.”

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

The National Lottery changes the lives of individuals as well as communities – players raise, on average, over £30 million for National Lottery-funded projects every week.

In Carmarthenshire alone nearly 2,700 individual National Lottery grants have been awarded to help projects across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.

The winning ticket features the UK Millionaire Maker code BRR 888846.

Anyone 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