UK Ticket Holder Wins £170 Million jackpot

This is why we play the lottery!

A British ticket holder claimed over £170 Million in a Euromillions jackpot, marking one of the biggest single-ticket wins ever. Stories like this are exactly why Euromillions is such a praised lottery, all over the world.

Euromillions wouldn’t provide any further details regarding the identity of this mysterious ticket holder, including whether this winner is a single person or a syndicate of players, or even the location at which the ticket was purchased. According to Euromillions, it’s up to the ticket holder to decide whether to go public or not.

The ticket holder is being assisted by the National Lottery office. Andy Carter, a senior advisor to winners at the National Lottery, said that they are looking forward to helping to ticket holder “enjoy their new-found wealth”.

As a reminder, winning the Euromillions jackpot requires that you match 5 main numbers and 2 lucky stars