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| UK lottery ticket in £26.1m win | UK lottery ticket in £26.1m win |
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| One UK ticket holder has won £26.1m in the Euromillions draw, the lottery's organisers have said. | One UK ticket holder has won £26.1m in the Euromillions draw, the lottery's organisers have said. |
| The ticket for Friday's draw - which has the numbers 11, 26, 29, 49, and 50 - won the third biggest Euromillions prize in the UK's history. | |
| It comes after Les and Sam Scadding from South Wales and a syndicate from Liverpool each took home £45.5m jackpots in November last year. | It comes after Les and Sam Scadding from South Wales and a syndicate from Liverpool each took home £45.5m jackpots in November last year. |
| The National Lottery said it was "fantastic" to have another UK winner. | The National Lottery said it was "fantastic" to have another UK winner. |
| "We have plenty of champagne on ice and look forward to welcoming the ticket holder into our millionaires club," said a National Lottery spokeswoman. | "We have plenty of champagne on ice and look forward to welcoming the ticket holder into our millionaires club," said a National Lottery spokeswoman. |
| She added: "Over 2,350 people have become a millionaire across the 15 years of the National Lottery and players have to date raised a massive £23bn for good causes." | She added: "Over 2,350 people have become a millionaire across the 15 years of the National Lottery and players have to date raised a massive £23bn for good causes." |
| The second-largest prize of £35.4m was won by Angela Kelly, of Glasgow, in August 2007. | The second-largest prize of £35.4m was won by Angela Kelly, of Glasgow, in August 2007. |
| The winning Euromillions Lucky Star numbers in Friday's draw were 04 and 07. | The winning Euromillions Lucky Star numbers in Friday's draw were 04 and 07. |