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Britons share £90m lottery prize Britons share £90m lottery prize
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Two British tickets shared the 100m euros (£90m) EuroMillions jackpot on Friday, according to lottery operator Camelot.Two British tickets shared the 100m euros (£90m) EuroMillions jackpot on Friday, according to lottery operator Camelot.
Each of the tickets will net exactly £45,570,835.50 - the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the UK.Each of the tickets will net exactly £45,570,835.50 - the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the UK.
The winning numbers were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9. If either belongs to a single person, not a syndicate, it will also be the UK's biggest ever individual win.
In May, a ticket bought in Spain broke the European lottery's record by netting a 126m euros (£110m) jackpot.In May, a ticket bought in Spain broke the European lottery's record by netting a 126m euros (£110m) jackpot.
A National Lottery spokeswoman said: "This is fantastic news. These two ticketholders have just banked the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the country."A National Lottery spokeswoman said: "This is fantastic news. These two ticketholders have just banked the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the country."
It is not yet clear whether the tickets were bought by individuals or syndicates. Until now, the biggest ever single win was by former Royal Mail worker Angela Kelly, from Airth Castle, near Falkirk, who scooped £35.4m in August 2007.
If either ticket does belong to a single person they will become the biggest lottery winner ever in the UK. Nine European countries participate in the EuroMillions lottery - the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The current record holder is former Royal Mail worker Angela Kelly, from Airth Castle, near Falkirk, who scooped £35.4m in August 2007. The winning numbers on Friday were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9.