Yahoo News UK Euromillions ticket holders advised to check their numbers after someone wins £177m
A UK ticket-holder has scooped £177 million in the EuroMillions draw - and players are being urged to double check.
The win makes the lucky ticket holder the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time. If you put on numbers for Tuesday's draw, you're advised to double check your ticket to claim the jackpot.
Winning numbers were 07, 11, 25, 31 and 40, with Lucky Stars 09, 12.
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The winner will be wealthier than former One Direction member Harry Styles and heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who are both worth £175 million, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. On July 19, 2022, the biggest National Lottery win of all time was won after an anonymous UK ticket-holder scooped the prize of £195 million.
Second biggest was won on May 10, 2022, when Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester bagged themselves £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket, the PA News Agency reports.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, said: “Wow, it has been a truly incredible night for a single UK ticket-holder who has scooped tonight’s jaw-dropping £177m EuroMillions jackpot!
“The win has landed them a spot on the National Lottery’s Rich List, as they have become the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time!
“What a wonderful win right before Christmas, and we cannot wait to pay out this amazing prize.”
