Lucky Brit winner claims £77m after scooping half of £154m EuroMillions jackpot
A LUCKY Brit has scooped a whopping £77million after splitting the EuroMillions jackpot last night.
They shared the £154million prize with a winner in Spain from the second biggest prize pot in the history of the draw.
The lucky ticket holder today claimed the "life-changing" amount after matching the numbers 10, 17, 18, 28, 47, and Lucky Stars 3 and 7.
The jackpot has been building since the start of the year and was at its highest since October 2017.
Lucky numbers
The winning numbers are...
- The numbers drawn on February 23 were 10, 17, 18, 28, 47
- Lucky Stars were 3 and 7
- The last big EuroMillions winner scooped £25.5million in November
- The largest EuroMillions jackpot was won by Brits Adrian and Gillian Bayford, who scooped €190million on 12th August 2012
- This was trumped by fellow Brits Chris and Colin Weir, who won £161million in 2011 due to the favourable exchange rate
- Tens of milllions goes unclaimed each year due to lost tickets
The largest EuroMillions jackpot win ever was scooped by Brits Adrian and Gillian Bayford in August 2012, when they won an incredible €190m.
Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, "This has been a truly amazing EuroMillions draw for UK players.
"As well as 1 lucky UK player banking a life-changing £77M share of the jackpot, tonight’s special millionaire event saw 7 £1M winners made in the UK.
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"As well as one lucky UK player banking a life-changing £77million share of the jackpot, tonight’s special millionaire event saw 7 £1million winners made in the UK.
"We urge everyone to check their tickets to see if they've joined the National Lottery millionaires club and look forward to raising a glass with our brand new millionaires."
He added: "Around £30 million is raised every week for projects across the UK, both big and small, including funding everything from local community projects to some of Team GB’s athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.”
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