A single ticket-holder might win the most important lottery prize the UK has ever seen in the event that they match the best numbers in tonight’s EuroMillions draw.
The jackpot has rolled over to an estimated £208m, after Tuesday’s £199m draw – which additionally would have been a record-breaking quantity – had no winners.
The winner would immediately turn out to be richer than Adele and Harry Types, whereas additionally bagging the highest spot on the Nationwide Lottery’s greatest wins listing.
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Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, stated: “We are now on the verge of potentially creating the biggest National Lottery winner this country has ever seen.”
The earlier largest prize pot was received by an nameless UK ticket-holder, who took dwelling £195m on 19 July 2022.
Simply two months earlier, Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, received £184,262,899 with a Fortunate Dip ticket. On the time, Joe was a communications gross sales engineer, and Jess ran a hairdressing salon along with her sister.
However he didn’t instantly wake his spouse, selecting to let her sleep in.
“I saw how much and I didn’t know what to do,” Mr Thwaite stated.
“I couldn’t go back to sleep, I didn’t want to wake Jess up, so I just laid there for what seemed like forever. I spent some time searching for property with no budget limit, which was a novelty!”
When his spouse awakened, she assumed the Nationwide Lottery app was mistaken.
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Winner ‘thought it was a rip-off’
In February final yr, Richard and Debbie Nuttall had been revealed because the UK winners of a £61m EuroMillions jackpot – who at first thought that they had solely received £2.60.
The couple from Lancashire break up the £123m prize with a winner in Spain.
This yr’s greatest prize, of £83m went to a UK winner in January.
