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Euromillions win earns £63.8m for UK ticket holder | Euromillions win earns £63.8m for UK ticket holder |
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A UK ticket-holder has won a £63.8 million half-share of the Euromillions jackpot, the National Lottery has said. | |
The other winning ticket in the double-rollover was bought in Belgium. | |
It is the sixth jackpot win by a UK ticket-holder this year, prompting a National Lottery spokeswoman to say "Lady Luck" was shining on the UK. | It is the sixth jackpot win by a UK ticket-holder this year, prompting a National Lottery spokeswoman to say "Lady Luck" was shining on the UK. |
The winning numbers in Friday's draw were 5,11,22,34,40. The Lucky Star numbers were 9 and 11. Euromillions is played in nine European countries. | |
Last Friday six people won £266,505.80 each after matching five main numbers and one lucky star, but no-one was able to match all seven to claim the then £106m jackpot. | |
The National Lottery spokeswoman said: "Lady Luck is clearly shining down on the UK once again with another big Euromillions win this year - the sixth jackpot win this year. | |
"We're absolutely delighted that a UK ticket-holder has scooped a £63.8m share of this massive jackpot, alongside one ticket-holder in Belgium." | |
In February, Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham, both 22 and from Stapleford, Nottingham, won £45.2m on Euromillions. | |
And in January, Gareth, 40, and Catherine Bull, 35, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, won £40.6m. | And in January, Gareth, 40, and Catherine Bull, 35, from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, won £40.6m. |
David and Angela Dawes, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, won £101m last October. | David and Angela Dawes, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, won £101m last October. |
The UK's biggest Euromillions prize was a £161m jackpot won by Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, Ayrshire, in July 2011. | The UK's biggest Euromillions prize was a £161m jackpot won by Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, Ayrshire, in July 2011. |
Nine countries - the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria - participate in Euromillions, with ticket sales from all of them going into the jackpot fund. | Nine countries - the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria - participate in Euromillions, with ticket sales from all of them going into the jackpot fund. |