EuroMillions outcomes: Ticketholder scoops £201million jackpot
A ticketholder has simply scooped a life-changing £201million from one of many greatest EuroMillions jackpots prizes within the draw’s historical past.
The fortunate winner is now as wealthy as some main celebrities, reminiscent of Ed Sheeran and Rod Stewart, who’ve an estimated fortunes of round £200 million.
They are additionally richer than Sarah Jessica Parker, who’s regarded as price round £159 million.
According to lottery officers, somebody in Austria managed to bag the spectacular prime prize.
The profitable sum will now drop again all the way down to £14 million for subsequent week’s draw.
So far, there have been a complete of 14 Brits which have managed to win upwards of £100 million through the years.
A ticketholder has simply scooped a life-changing £201million from one of many greatest EuroMillions jackpots prizes within the draw’s historical past (inventory picture)
The EuroMillions draw is a file determine (inventory picture)
The bumper prize pips the present file of £195m which was gained by a thriller Brit in 2022.
If they had been within the UK, the winner would have grow to be one of many nation’s 1,000 richest folks, with the next internet price than stars like Robbie Williams and Sir Tom Jones.
They might purchase 4 Caribbean islands, with a couple of million to spare, or the equal of 11 six-bedroom luxurious properties in London‘s Hyde Park.
Alternatively, they may snap up a fleet of 500 Rolls Royce Phantoms.
Joe and Jess from Thwaite, Gloucestershire, gained £184million on EuroMillions in May 2022.
The pair, who’ve been married for 11 years, stated they wished to go public as a result of they didn’t need to put the ‘burden’ of preserving the key on others.
The couple stated they might share the win with prolonged household, with Mr Thwaite’s ex-wife saying she was ‘over the moon’ for them.
The EuroMillions draw takes place twice every week, on Tuesday and Friday nights.
People from the UK, in addition to Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland can all take part.
Ticket have to be bought earlier than 19:30, selecting 5 predominant numbers and two fortunate stars.
To win the jackpot, all seven numbers drawn should match your ticket should match those in your ticket.
Even with out profitable the jackpot, you possibly can nonetheless take dwelling some cash by matching fewer numbers.
Purchasing a ticket additionally routinely enters opponents into the Millionaire Maker draw, which can flip one ticket holder right into a millionaire if their raffle code is picked.
Tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions profitable numbers are: 17, 30, 42, 48, 50. The Lucky Stars are: 04, 08.
Millionaire Maker Selection – one UK millionaire has been created: VQDM43160.
Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball profitable numbers are: 02, 15, 31, 35, 37. The Thunderball is 06.
The UK’s prime 10 lottery winners
This Friday’s estimated jackpot of £201million could be the very best sum within the historical past of the draw.
Previous file lottery wins embody:
Anonymous, £170,221,000
The second greatest winner of the National Lottery thus far scooped £170 million in October 2019, after matching all of the numbers in a Must Be Won draw.
Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000
Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire, bagged their historic winnings in July 2011, making them the most important UK winners on the time.
Colin used £2.5 million of his fortune to spend money on his beloved Partick Thistle soccer membership, which led to one of many stands on the stadium to be named after him.
Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire, gained an enormous £161,653,000
He later acquired 55% shareholding within the membership, which was to be handed into the fingers of the area people upon his loss of life. He died in December 2019, aged 71.
The couple additionally arrange the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated £1 million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in the identical 12 months as Colin’s loss of life.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford, £148,656,000
Adrian and Gillian gained 190 million euro in a EuroMillions attract August 2012, which got here to simply over £148 million. The couple purchased a Grade-II listed property in Cambridgeshire, full with cinema and billiards room nevertheless it was offered in 2021, some years after the pair divorced, as reported by The Mirror.
Adrian and Gillian gained greater than £148million in a EuroMillions attract August 2012
Anonymous, £123,458,008
The fourth greatest National Lottery winner gained a Superdraw rollover jackpot in June 2019, and determined to not go public with their success.
Anonymous, £122,550,350
After 9 rollovers, one fortunate nameless ticket-holder bagged greater than £122 million in April 2021.
Anonymous, £121,328,187
Another of the UK’s prime 10 lottery winners discovered their fortune by a Superdraw jackpot rollover, this time in April 2018.
Frances and Patrick Connolly, £114,969,775
Former social employee and trainer Frances arrange two charitable foundations after she and her husband gained nearly £115 million on New Year’s Day 2019. She estimates that she has already given away £60 million to charitable causes, in addition to family and friends.
Patrick and Frances Connolly collected £115million within the 2019 New Year’s Day draw
She considers serving to others to be an habit. ‘It offers you a buzz and it is addictive. I’m hooked on it now,’ she stated.
Anonymous, £113,019,926
Although they’ve dropped a number of locations since their win, this ticket-holder jumped to the highest of the National Lottery wealthy listing after they gained their fortune in October 2010.
Anonymous, £111,540,000
The solely profitable ticket for this Superdraw jackpot in June 2021 was offered within the UK.
