A LOTTO ticket worth over $1million is still unclaimed and the winner only has days left to cash it.

The ticket was a jackpot winning 6/49 ticket that was purchased in Canada.

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This ticket was purchased on September 28, 2022 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, 30 miles east of Vancouver.

All British Columbia Lottery Corporation tickets have 52 weeks to claim their prize.

The ticket will expire at midnight on September, 2023.

This means that the winner has just six days to claim their jackpot money.

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BCLC has encouraged players to check for any tickets bought in the area at that time as they could be the lucky champion.

Those winning Gold Ball Draw numbers were 12299795-01.

BCLC has reminded players that they can check any tickets online, on the BCLC Lotto! App, or at a BCLC lottery retailer.

The Lotto 6/49 is a Canada wide lottery game drawn on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Lotto 6/49 is described by BCLC as a guaranteed prize draw and players can win either a guaranteed $1million or the Gold Ball jackpot.

The Gold Ball jackpot is ever-growing and now starts at $10million.

Only 1 percent of lotto prizes go unclaimed, a Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation spokesperson told Daily Hive.

Spokesperson Tony Bitonti also said that people can put tickets in seasonal jackets or clothes where they have been forgotten for a year.

He added that some tickets can end up in drawers, car glove compartments, or even the washing machine.

The U.S. Sun has reported on other unclaimed jackpot tickets

A $17million lottery ticket is currently unclaimed in Texas.

The ticket was sold in Dallas on August 16 and the winner has 180 days from the draw to claim the money.