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| EuroMillions sales 'set to soar' | |
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| Ticket sales are on course to soar by 650% for Friday's EuroMillions lottery, which has a record estimated £120m jackpot, the UK lottery operator says. | |
| The prize - which has rolled over 11 times - will be the biggest ever lottery pay-out if a single winner hits the jackpot, said Camelot. | The prize - which has rolled over 11 times - will be the biggest ever lottery pay-out if a single winner hits the jackpot, said Camelot. |
| If no-one scoops the cash it will be shared among the next tier of winners. | If no-one scoops the cash it will be shared among the next tier of winners. |
| Players must match five main numbers from one to 50 and two Lucky Star numbers, one to nine, to win the draw. | Players must match five main numbers from one to 50 and two Lucky Star numbers, one to nine, to win the draw. |
| EuroMillions tickets are sold in the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. | EuroMillions tickets are sold in the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. |
| Its rules state that jackpots can only rollover a maximum of 11 times and must be won on the 12th week. | Its rules state that jackpots can only rollover a maximum of 11 times and must be won on the 12th week. |
| With £120m in the bank the largest lottery winner in the world could afford almost anything they fancied The National Lottery | With £120m in the bank the largest lottery winner in the world could afford almost anything they fancied The National Lottery |
| The chances of winning the top prize have been put at 76 million to one. | The chances of winning the top prize have been put at 76 million to one. |
| If the main prize goes unclaimed, then players have a 5.5 million-to-one chance of winning a slice of it in the next level of the draw, by matching five main numbers and one Lucky Star number. | If the main prize goes unclaimed, then players have a 5.5 million-to-one chance of winning a slice of it in the next level of the draw, by matching five main numbers and one Lucky Star number. |
| A National Lottery spokesman said: "This Friday, because the massive prize has to be won, we're predicting a huge sales rush, causing ticket sales to be up more than 650% on a normal base week. | A National Lottery spokesman said: "This Friday, because the massive prize has to be won, we're predicting a huge sales rush, causing ticket sales to be up more than 650% on a normal base week. |
| "With £120m in the bank the largest lottery winner in the world could afford almost anything they fancied." | "With £120m in the bank the largest lottery winner in the world could afford almost anything they fancied." |
| This series of EuroMillions roll-overs will have generated an estimated £45m for good causes in the UK by the end of this week, the UK lottery operator added. | This series of EuroMillions roll-overs will have generated an estimated £45m for good causes in the UK by the end of this week, the UK lottery operator added. |
| Times Rich List | Times Rich List |
| Camelot said if one UK ticket-holder wins the jackpot they would be guaranteed a place in the current Sunday Times Rich List as the 465th richest person in Britain. | Camelot said if one UK ticket-holder wins the jackpot they would be guaranteed a place in the current Sunday Times Rich List as the 465th richest person in Britain. |
| The lucky winner would also be as rich as David Bowie, Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb and just behind Ringo Starr. | The lucky winner would also be as rich as David Bowie, Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb and just behind Ringo Starr. |
| The win would also catapult them to the top of the lottery rich list. | The win would also catapult them to the top of the lottery rich list. |
| Previous jackpots won by sole ticket-holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum. | Previous jackpots won by sole ticket-holders in the US have topped £100m but the actual prize amounts paid out were lower because the winners opted for a lower one-off sum. |
| The biggest jackpot offered in the UK to date was a £125m EuroMillions prize in February this year, which was won by the holders of two tickets sold in France and one sold in Portugal. | The biggest jackpot offered in the UK to date was a £125m EuroMillions prize in February this year, which was won by the holders of two tickets sold in France and one sold in Portugal. |
| Dolores McNamara, 50, from Garryowen, County Limerick, scooped £77m (112m euros) in July 2005 on EuroMillions, making her the winner of Europe's largest lottery jackpot. | Dolores McNamara, 50, from Garryowen, County Limerick, scooped £77m (112m euros) in July 2005 on EuroMillions, making her the winner of Europe's largest lottery jackpot. |
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