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Euromillions £58m jackpot won by UK ticket | Euromillions £58m jackpot won by UK ticket |
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A UK ticket has won the jackpot in Tuesday's Euromillions draw worth £57.9m, Camelot has said. | A UK ticket has won the jackpot in Tuesday's Euromillions draw worth £57.9m, Camelot has said. |
A single ticket was the only one to match all seven numbers - which were 03, 08, 26, 33 and 45 with Lucky Stars 07 and 10. | A single ticket was the only one to match all seven numbers - which were 03, 08, 26, 33 and 45 with Lucky Stars 07 and 10. |
Andy Carter, from the National Lottery, urged players to check their tickets."Rest assured, we have plenty of champagne on ice," he said. | |
The latest win comes just a few months after a UK ticket-holder claimed £121m. | The latest win comes just a few months after a UK ticket-holder claimed £121m. |
That winner, who landed the prize in April, became the country's third biggest lottery winner of all time. | That winner, who landed the prize in April, became the country's third biggest lottery winner of all time. |
Two months earlier, a UK ticket holder won almost £78m in the draw. | |
Euromillions is played in nine countries - the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, the Irish Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland - with ticket-holders trying to win a share of the same jackpot. | Euromillions is played in nine countries - the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, the Irish Republic, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland - with ticket-holders trying to win a share of the same jackpot. |
Colin and Christine Weir hold the record for largest ever Euromillions win by a UK ticket holder after picking up £161m in 2011. | |
The second largest UK win went to Gillian and Adrian Bayford from Suffolk, who took home £148m in 2012. |