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EuroMillions: Nottinghamshire couple in £45m win | EuroMillions: Nottinghamshire couple in £45m win |
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A young couple from Nottinghamshire, planning to get married in September, have won £45m in the EuroMillions lottery, Camelot has revealed. | |
Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham, both aged 22 and from Stapleford, played the lottery online and won £45,160,170.50 in Tuesday's rollover draw. | |
It is the second major EuroMillions win in the county in three weeks. | |
Gareth, 40, and Catherine Bull, 35, from Mansfield, won £40m in the EuroMillions draw on 20 January. | |
The prize is the seventh largest win in the UK, Camelot said. | The prize is the seventh largest win in the UK, Camelot said. |
A spokesman said: "It is fantastic news to have another UK winner so soon after Gareth and Catherine Bull from Mansfield won £40m." | A spokesman said: "It is fantastic news to have another UK winner so soon after Gareth and Catherine Bull from Mansfield won £40m." |
Mr and Mrs Bull's win came from a lucky dip ticket. | Mr and Mrs Bull's win came from a lucky dip ticket. |
The biggest EuroMillions prize was a £161m jackpot won by Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, Scotland, in 2011. | The biggest EuroMillions prize was a £161m jackpot won by Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, Scotland, in 2011. |
Nine countries - the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria - participate in EuroMillions. | Nine countries - the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria - participate in EuroMillions. |