Sunday, 19 May 2024

Sorry Britain, that £123,000,000 EuroMillions prize has been claimed

A lucky Brit has come forward to stake their claim for the £123million EuroMillions jackpot – the third biggest Lottery win ever.

Camelot confirmed the eye-watering £123,458,008 prize pot had been claimed following the draw on June 11.

The owner of the winning ticket matched all five main numbers – 25, 27, 39, 42 and 46 – along with Lucky Stars 11 and 12.

It is the third biggest amount ever to be scooped and the fourth EuroMillions jackpot win this year.

Camelot did not say whether it was an individual winner or a syndicate.

If the winner is an individual, their new-found fortune would catapult them into the Sunday Times Rich List of the 1,000 wealthiest people living in the UK or with British business links.

Lotto organisers issued a frantic appeal urging punters to ‘check, double-check and triple-check’ their tickets in a search for the winner.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at National Lottery, said: ‘This is the third biggest win ever on The National Lottery and we now look forward to helping the ticket-holder start to enjoy their new-found wealth.’

Patrick and Frances Connolly, from Northern Ireland, won a £114.9 million EuroMillions jackpot in the New Year’s Day draw.

Ade Goodchild, from Hereford, banked £71 million in March and an anonymous ticket-holder took home £35.2 million in April.

The biggest ever UK winners are Colin and Chris Weir from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161 million in July 2011.

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