Record £161m lottery prize claimed by UK ticket-holder

Europe's biggest-ever lottery jackpot of £161 million has been paid out to a UK ticket-holder, Camelot said.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jul 2011, 22:32 BST
Updated 15th Jul 2011, 00:36 BST

A total of 161,653,000 was won in Tuesday night's EuroMillions draw. The ticket-holder is currently deciding whether to go public or remain anonymous.

It is not yet known if the prize has been won by an individual or a syndicate. The lucky UK player matched all five main numbers and both Lucky Stars to land the bumper prize.

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The massive jackpot was capped after a series of roll-overs made it the largest ever in the UK and Europe. Two other UK-based lottery players won 1.7 million after matching five numbers and one Lucky Star.

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