Time is running out as tens of thousands still unclaimed by Telly Bingo winner

TELLY Bingo players are on high alert as a staggering €45,075 prize from the July 14 draw is still unclaimed.

The National Lottery is making an appeal to participants to dust off their old tickets and verify if they hold the golden ticket as the clock ticks down towards the claim deadline on October 12.

The elusive winning ticket, which could change someone's life forever, was purchased on July 4 at Dunnes Stores located in the Kyle Shopping Centre on James Fintan Lalor Avenue in Portlaoise.

As per the National Lottery rules, ticketholders have a 90-day window from the date of the draw to stake their claim.

A spokesperson for the National Lottery issued a plea to Telly Bingo players in the Portlaoise area, saying: "We are urging all of our players who may have purchased their ticket at Dunnes Stores in the Kyle Shopping Centre to carefully check their old tickets as one player now has a ticket worth €45,075."

The winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket and to contact the prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@lottery.ie, and arrangements will be made to claim their prize.