All UK lottery players warned to be aware of little-known deadline in days as they risk losing out on £1million

THE UK’s lottery players have been warned to be aware of a little-known deadline that is just days away as they risk losing out on £1,000,000.

A whopping £500,000 Thunderball prize needs to be claimed by the owner.

AlamyLottery players have been urged to check if they have an unclaimed prize[/caption] AlamyAll lotto prizes including scratchcards and Instant Win games must be claimed within 180 days of the draw[/caption]

But time is running out and they have until June 5 this year to claim the prize money.