Allwyn, the operator of The National Lottery, is appealing to anyone who bought a ticket in Lambeth over an unclaimed UK Set For Life prize of £120,000. The ticket was bought in the London borough for the draw of 24 August 2026, and the prize has to be claimed by 20 February 2027. Nobody has come forward, so the holder is still a mystery. The appeal is addressed to anyone who bought a Set For Life ticket from a Lambeth retailer for that draw — whether they live there, were visiting, or were passing through.
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💷 £120,000 — the unclaimed Set For Life prize, paid as £10,000 a month for a year. |
£120,000 on a Lambeth ticket, still unclaimed
The winning line matched all five main numbers. What that is worth does not arrive as a single cheque but in monthly instalments across a year. National Lottery prizes are tax-free in the UK.
Matching all five main numbers is a genuine long shot in any draw, and every Set For Life draw stands on its own — nothing about the ones before it makes the next one more or less likely to land.
Worth keeping straight: this is the UK game. The Set For Life sold in Australia is a separate game with its own operator and its own rules.
What Allwyn has and has not made public
There is no name, no named retailer, and no claim — an operator can say where a ticket was sold, but not who is holding it. Toby Moxham, head of winners services at Allwyn, has asked anyone who played Set For Life and bought a ticket from a Lambeth retailer for that draw to check it, as reported by London Now. Nothing about the game itself has changed here: this is an appeal over one ticket, not a change to how Set For Life is played or how a prize is claimed.
Checking a Lambeth ticket before 20 February 2027
If you played that draw, the check is a short one:
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Dig out any Set For Life ticket bought in Lambeth for the 24 August 2026 draw.
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Compare the five main numbers on it against that draw's result.
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If they match, contact The National Lottery and claim by 20 February 2027.
Our UK Set For Life ticket checker will run a line against our own crawled results history. It is a convenience check and nothing more — a prize is settled by the operator's records, not by ours. Past results for the game sit on the UK Set For Life hub if you would rather read them straight.
Set For Life is entertainment, not a way to make money. If gambling stops feeling fun, you can talk to someone for free, in confidence, at any hour — the National Gambling Helpline (GamCare) is on 0808 8020 133.
Always confirm winning numbers, prize amounts, and deadlines with the official operator before acting on a ticket — the operator's published results are the only ones that count.
Sources
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London Now — Lambeth lottery player could be sitting on £120,000 prize
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Yahoo News UK, 9 September 2026 — Unclaimed £120,000 National Lottery prize waiting for mystery Londoner, the same report syndicated from This is Local London
