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Online lottery sales hit by technical glitch UK Euromillions ticket wins £113m
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A technical problem has hit UK online sales of lottery tickets, on the night the Euromillions draw had a jackpot worth an estimated £112m. A ticket bought in the UK has won a record £113m (129m euros) in the Euromillions lottery draw, according to UK operator Camelot.
Camelot said the win is the biggest lottery prize ever won by one ticket in the UK, but it is not known yet if the winner is an individual or a syndicate.
It was "looking forward to welcoming the lucky ticket-holder to the National Lottery millionaires' club".
Earlier a technical problem had affected online ticket sales in the UK.
Connection problems between Camelot's system and some banks meant sales could not go through between 1845 and 1915 BST, a Camelot spokeswoman said.Connection problems between Camelot's system and some banks meant sales could not go through between 1845 and 1915 BST, a Camelot spokeswoman said.
She told the BBC: "We do realise it is incredibly frustrating and we can only apologise."
The Euromillions numbers were 9, 30, 35, 39, 46, with lucky stars 6 and 8.
The spokeswoman said Camelot did not know how many people had been affected by the glitch and added the matter had been "completely out of our hands".The spokeswoman said Camelot did not know how many people had been affected by the glitch and added the matter had been "completely out of our hands".
Sales for Friday evening's draws closed at 1930 GMT. Sales for Saturday's Lotto draws continue until Saturday evening. Sales for Saturday's Lotto draws continue until Saturday evening.
Euromillions is played in nine countries - the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Irish Republic, Portugal and Switzerland. The previous record lottery win in the UK was £84.4m, which was won on Euromillions in May of this year.
That surpassed the £56m won on Euromillions by Nigel Page and Justine Laycock, from Gloucestershire, three months earlier.
The Euromillions numbers were 9, 30, 35, 39, 46, with lucky stars 6 and 8.
Tickets for Euromillions are sold in nine countries - the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Irish Republic, Portugal and Switzerland.
Camelot is the operator for the competition in the UK.Camelot is the operator for the competition in the UK.