BBC: A UK ticket-holder has won the £177m EuroMillions jackpot, scooping the third biggest prize ever seen in the country.
The winning numbers were 7, 11, 25, 31, 40 with lucky stars 9 and 12.
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser for lottery operator Allwyn, called it a "wonderful win right before Christmas" - and urged players to check their tickets.
If the winner is an individual - rather than a syndicate splitting the prize - he or she will immediately become richer than musicians Harry Styles and Adele who featured on this year's Sunday Times Rich List with fortunes of £175m and £170m respectively.
The winner can decide whether to go public or request strict anonymity once their ticket has been validated and paid.
The biggest National Lottery win of all time, £195 million, was netted by an anonymous UK ticket-holder on 19 July 2022.
On 10 May 2022, Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucester won a then record-breaking £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket. » | Hafsa Khalil, BBC News, Patrick Jackson, BBC News | Tuesday, November 26, 2024 ; updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
