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A lucky punter is celebrating after discovering a winning lottery ticket - the day before it was due to expire.

Lucky James Wilson, 28, was clearing out an old wallet when he stumbled across the EuroMillions ticket.

He decided to double check the numbers and was shocked when he realised he had matched all five in the EuroMillions draw on 28 March, 2014.

James then noticed that he has just one day left to claim his £51,232.90 prize.

The warehouse worker, from Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, said: "I called Camelot straight away but because it was so late in the evening, their lines were closed until the morning.

"I can't tell you how relieved I was when I got through to someone the following morning and they confirmed that I wasn't too late to claim my prize.

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"When I met with The National Lottery adviser, he told me that Camelot had been publishing details of the missing ticket through the press for the past six months."

James said he has recently got married and him and his wife are currently living with her parents.

He added that now the pair will be using part of the winnings towards a deposit for a house of their own.

James is also hoping to use some of the money to get back into bike racing, as well as treat his wife to a new car.

He said: "This win will make such a massive difference to us."