"£33m Ticket 'Damaged In Wash'"A woman says she dried the ticket with a hairdryer after finding it with all the numbers but without the bar code in her jeans.
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A woman has claimed she has the missing £33m lottery ticket from the recent record draw - but says the barcode has come off in the wash.
The woman rushed into her local newsagent, Ambleside News, in Worcester, on Friday, with the tattered piece of paper.
The ticket featured the winning combination of numbers - 26, 27, 46, 47, 52, 58 - but the date, barcode and serial number had been washed off, The Times reports.
The woman told the paper: "I've been a nervous wreck. I haven't slept all night.
"Since I found it in my jeans pocket, my daughter and I have been drying it out with a hairdryer. You can see the 2016 but not the date.
The woman rushed into her local newsagent, Ambleside News, in Worcester, on Friday, with the tattered piece of paper.
The ticket featured the winning combination of numbers - 26, 27, 46, 47, 52, 58 - but the date, barcode and serial number had been washed off, The Times reports.
The woman told the paper: "I've been a nervous wreck. I haven't slept all night.
"Since I found it in my jeans pocket, my daughter and I have been drying it out with a hairdryer. You can see the 2016 but not the date.
"This is one of only two shops I buy my tickets, and I remember coming in here the day before (the draw), because I had to buy something else."
Camelot confirmed that it was aware of the case.
A spokesman advised the woman to contact Camelot in writing. The woman has apparently sent the ticket’s remains to lottery bosses.
Ambleside owner Natu Patel, 64, said: "Camelot called to say the press might contact me. It sounded quite mysterious."
Mr Patel said he had no way of checking if the ticket was bought at his shop in Warndon unless he could scan it, an impossibility with the missing barcode.
He reportedly advised the woman, who is remaining anonymous, to put the remains in a clear plastic envelope with a piece of cardboard for protection.
Camelot officials have descended on Worcester after it emerged that the ticket for the 9 January draw was bought in the city.
The 14-times rollover prize of £66m was split between two winners, with Scottish couple David and Carol Martin taking half of the cash.
The couple, both aged 54 and from Hawick, said they plan to take early retirement as soon as possible after announcing their win last week.
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The second ticket-holder has until 7 July to come forward.
If it remains unclaimed, the £33m will go to National Lottery projects.
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If it remains unclaimed, the £33m will go to National Lottery projects.
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