People’s Postcode Lottery: Hadlow resident wins prize

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time.

The EuroMillions draw is being held tonight with the chance for ticket holders to win a staggering £176million. However would-be ticket buyers are having issues accessing the website ahead of the draw. The National Lottery has issued a message to players asking them to “please keep trying”.

A rush of last-minute buyers for tonight’s EuroMillions has seen the National Lottery website struggle to keep up with demand.

Once visitors click on the option to sign into their accounts, a statement on the National Lottery website is shown instead which reads: “The site is up and running but it’s a bit busy

“Access to some things might take more than one try. Give it another go. Thanks for bearing with us.”

The site then gives a range of links for players to visit the ‘Homepage’ or ‘Sign in’ however at the time of writing only the homepage links was working.

Read More: EuroMillions results February 19: What are the winning numbers?

Buyers are having more success on the National Lottery app and are still able to buy tickets.

The £176 million jackpot up for grabs in tonight’s EuroMillions draw could make someone Britain’s biggest lottery winner.

The top prize would beat the current record of £170 million won by an anonymous UK winner in 2019.

They would be propelled into the Sunday Times Rich List, becoming around the 700th wealthiest person in the UK.

The winner’s new fortune would exceed that of rock legends Eric Clapton, who is worth £175 million, and Queen guitarist Roger Taylor at £170 million.

Can you still buy a EuroMillions ticket?

Despite the website problems, players do still have time to grab themselves a ticket tonight.

Buying tickets for tonights draw cuts off at 7.30pm GMT, with the draw held at 8.45pm.

The EuroMillions jackpot is capped once it reaches 210 million euros (£182 million) and Friday’s draw is due to be close to the cap.

If no one wins in tonight’s EuroMillions draw, the jackpot will stay at £182 for four more draws.

Then the prize will have to be won in the fifth draw, either by matching all five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, or by rolling the entire jackpot into the next prize tier.

The next tier would see the grand prize won through five matching numbers and one Lucky Star.

So all eyes are on whether the £176 million prize will be won in tonight’s draw.

According to Camelot, if the £176 million jackpot were laid out in £50 notes, it would stretch from London to the Isle of Man.

If it were piled up, it would be a staggering 468 metres high.

The winner could turn to the elite world of horse racing – the most expensive racehorse sold for £53.7 million in 2000, just 30.5 percent of the jackpot.

If a luxurious lifestyle is of interest, £176 million would buy a sizeable superyacht to grace the quays of Monaco in the summer.

But it would not buy the most expensive superyacht – Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich spent a reported £1.5 billion on his yacht Eclipse, while the gold-plated History Supreme sold for a rumoured £2.8 billion.

Camelot’s Andy Carter said: “I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many players that have won big on the National Lottery and the first piece of advice I always give is not to rush.

“There is rarely anything that needs doing, especially right now, so take some time to plan and dream.

“You’ve just won mega amounts of money – allow yourself some time to get used to that fact!”

Source: Read Full Article