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| EuroMillions ticket wins jackpot | EuroMillions ticket wins jackpot |
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| A EuroMillions ticket holder is believed to have broken the world lottery record by winning a 126m euros (£110m) jackpot. | A EuroMillions ticket holder is believed to have broken the world lottery record by winning a 126m euros (£110m) jackpot. |
| The ticket, which had all seven winning numbers, was bought in Spain. | The ticket, which had all seven winning numbers, was bought in Spain. |
| If the ticket belonged to a single person, not a syndicate, it would be the world's largest lottery win. | If the ticket belonged to a single person, not a syndicate, it would be the world's largest lottery win. |
| The EuroMillions lottery pools stakes from nine European countries. The main prize pool is rolled over if there is no jackpot winner. | The EuroMillions lottery pools stakes from nine European countries. The main prize pool is rolled over if there is no jackpot winner. |
| Tickets are sold in the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. | |
| The lottery takes place every Friday. | The lottery takes place every Friday. |
| The biggest previous lottery wins came in Italy's Superenalotto, with an estimated jackpot of £81m in October last year, and in the EuroMillions lottery in 2005, which produced a £77m winner from the Irish Republic, British lottery group Camelot said. | |
| The winning numbers in this week's EuroMillions draw were 04, 23, 24, 29, 31. The "Lucky Star" numbers were 08 and 09. |