EuroMillions £170m lottery winner announced

As per reports, the winner of October 10 record £170m EuroMillions jackpot draw has come out and claimed the prize, the National Lottery has said in a tweet. The Camelot group had earlier said that winning ticket worth £170,221,000 will be brought to the UK. The UK also has had the previous five winners of the lottery. 

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Details of the prize

Rules state that the Camelot group will determine as to when the ticket was bought or whether the winner is an individual or a syndicate shall not be revealed until ticket-holder decides for a public reveal. The prize will be paid out after a meeting to validate the ticket. Then it shall be up to the winner whether they want to share the news or not. The prize is record-breaking because it had not been claimed since July and was rolled over for previous five draws after it reached its limit. The winner had matched all five numbers - 07, 10, 15, 44, 49 - and the two lucky stars - 03 and 12. The winners had 180 days from draw to claim the prize. 

This is the fifth time a UK player has won the EuroMillions lottery this year. The previous winner had chosen anonymity and had won  £123m in June. As per a report, the winner if its just one individual then he would become one of the richest in the UK and have more money than Ed Sheeran and Tom Jones. 

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Previous Winners

Reportedly, earlier winners include Patrick and Frances Connolly from Northern Ireland who won £114.9m EuroMillions jackpot in the draw on New Year's Day. Ade Goodchild who went to the bank with £71m in March and an anonymous winner who won £38.2m in April. The previous biggest winners in the UK was Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, Ayrshire, who won £161m in July 2011. 

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(with inputs from agencies)