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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. |
| If either belongs to a single person, not a syndicate, it will also be the UK's biggest ever individual win. | 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." |
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| 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. | 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. |
| Nine European countries participate in the EuroMillions lottery - the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. | Nine European countries participate in the EuroMillions lottery - the UK, the Irish Republic, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. |
| The winning numbers on Friday were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9. | The winning numbers on Friday were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9. |