A single ticket-holder might win the largest lottery prize the UK has ever seen in the event that they match the best numbers in tonight’s EuroMillions draw.
The jackpot has rolled over to an estimated £208m, after Tuesday’s £199m draw – which additionally would have been a record-breaking quantity – had no winners.
The winner would immediately change into richer than Adele and Harry Kinds, whereas additionally bagging the highest spot on the Nationwide Lottery’s largest wins checklist.
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The earlier largest prize pot was gained by an nameless UK ticket-holder, who took dwelling £195m on 19 July 2022.
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Simply two months earlier, Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, gained £184,262,899 with a Fortunate Dip ticket. On the time, Joe was a communications gross sales engineer, and Jess ran a hairdressing salon together with her sister.
Mr Thwaite mentioned he awakened at 5am as regular, and checked his cellphone to see an electronic mail saying, “Excellent news, you’ve gotten gained a prize”.
However he didn’t instantly wake his spouse, selecting to let her sleep in.
“I noticed how a lot and I did not know what to do,” Mr Thwaite mentioned.
“I could not return to sleep, I did not need to wake Jess up, so I simply laid there for what appeared like perpetually. I spent a while trying to find property with no price range restrict, which was a novelty!”
When his spouse awakened, she assumed the Nationwide Lottery app was mistaken.
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In February final yr, Richard and Debbie Nuttall had been revealed because the UK winners of a £61m EuroMillions jackpot – who at first thought that they had solely gained £2.60.
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This yr’s largest prize, of £83m went to a UK winner in January.
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