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| Winners of EuroMillions revealed | Winners of EuroMillions revealed |
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| The winners of £56m in the EuroMillions lottery have been named as a couple from Cirencester in Gloucestershire. | The winners of £56m in the EuroMillions lottery have been named as a couple from Cirencester in Gloucestershire. |
| Lottery chiefs confirmed Nigel Page, 43, and his partner Justine Laycock, 41, as the jackpot winners at a news conference in Bath. | Lottery chiefs confirmed Nigel Page, 43, and his partner Justine Laycock, 41, as the jackpot winners at a news conference in Bath. |
| The couple came forward with the winning ticket on Saturday. | The couple came forward with the winning ticket on Saturday. |
| The total £112m jackpot was split with another ticket, bought in Spain. The win is Britain's biggest-ever lottery prize. | The total £112m jackpot was split with another ticket, bought in Spain. The win is Britain's biggest-ever lottery prize. |
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| It is the fourth time in three months that a British winner has scooped more than £25m in the EuroMillions draw. | It is the fourth time in three months that a British winner has scooped more than £25m in the EuroMillions draw. |
| In November, Les Scadding, 53, and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, from Caerleon, south Wales, won £45.5m. | In November, Les Scadding, 53, and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, from Caerleon, south Wales, won £45.5m. |
| A further £45.5m was won in the same draw by a syndicate of seven IT workers at Hewlett Packard in Liverpool. | A further £45.5m was won in the same draw by a syndicate of seven IT workers at Hewlett Packard in Liverpool. |
| Then in January, four family members from Dorking in Surrey won £26.1m. | Then in January, four family members from Dorking in Surrey won £26.1m. |
| Across Europe, the record EuroMillions win is £113m by a single ticket-holder from Spain in May last year. | Across Europe, the record EuroMillions win is £113m by a single ticket-holder from Spain in May last year. |
| EuroMillions is played in nine countries - the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Irish Republic, Portugal and Switzerland. | EuroMillions is played in nine countries - the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Irish Republic, Portugal and Switzerland. |