Who has the £85 million ticket?

May 17, 2010 - by Gladys · Filed Under London Bingo News Leave a Comment 

There’s bound to be a lot of anxious pocket and bag searching this morning, with the news that the Euromillions jackpot prize of a staggering £85 million has been won by a ticket from the UK. The winning numbers are 1, 17, 31, 43 and 47, with the Lucky Star numbers being 2 and 3. This is the biggest jackpot in UK history, and a spokesman for the National Lottery is urging the winner to contact them, so they can not only receive their life changing prize but also receive advice on how best to manage their new found riches.


A spokesman for Camelot said last night: ‘This is absolutely fantastic news – and the biggest ever lottery win in the UK. We’re delighted to have yet another massive UK win, following hot on the heels of Nigel Page’s amazing £56million EuroMillions win in February 2010. Subject to a claim being received and validated, the prize could be paid out when the banks open on Monday. The winner can then decide whether or not to go public and share their news.’

Other nations must be cursing the luck that has been following the UK lately. Only in February Nigel Page and Justine Laycock won £56million in the EuroMillions draw. Not long before this, in November 2009, a fabulous £91 million was shared by 2 UK ticktes, one belonging to Les and Sam Scadding from Wales and the other shared by a syndicate from Liverpool.

Nine countries play EuroMillions – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. Computer searches will today determine where the lucky ticket was sold – which is bound to lead to even more speculation. It’s not us unfortunately, but it would be lovely if it was one of our readers.

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