Briton claims UK's biggest lottery win

Aug 14, 2007, 10:58 am (4 comments)

Euro Millions

Someone in Britain is a lot richer on Tuesday after claiming the country's biggest ever lottery win — 35,425,411.80 pounds (US$71 million).

The winner matched all five main numbers and both lucky star numbers, 23, 40, 42, 43, 49, plus 2 and 6, to claim the entire Euro Millions jackpot from the August 10 draw.

Camelot, which operates the British arm of the trans-European lottery, said the lucky ticket holder had now come forward and the prize had been paid out.

"It is the largest jackpot won by a British person," a spokesman said. Camelot said no further details would be given out unless the person agreed to publicity.

The amount dwarfs the previous biggest British EuroMillions win by Marion Richardson, from Gateshead, who netted 16.8 million in April 2004.

The largest jackpot the game produced was 126 million pounds, shared between two winners from France and one from Portugal in February last year.

The previous biggest-ever non-rollover lottery win in Britain went to Paul Maddison and Mark Gardiner in June 1995 when they scooped 22.5 million pounds on the Lotto game.

Reuters

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Just6ntlc

I hope the winner from Britain steps forward to take cash value. I hope the British winner doesn't have financial problems later in life.

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Camelot said no further details would be given out unless the person agreed to publicity.

The Brits have sense when it comes to large amounts of money & other peoples privacy. 

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Just6ntlc on Aug 14, 2007

I hope the winner from Britain steps forward to take cash value. I hope the British winner doesn't have financial problems later in life.

What are you talking about?  The only option they have is cash.  There is no "cash value".

By the way, are you really going to say this for every single news story about a lottery winner? 

How about just saying it once -- for all time -- like, "I hope every winner discussed in every news story posted on Lottery Post takes the cash option, and that they won't ever have financial problems later in life."

DoubleDown

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on Aug 14, 2007

What are you talking about?  The only option they have is cash.  There is no "cash value".

By the way, are you really going to say this for every single news story about a lottery winner? 

How about just saying it once -- for all time -- like, "I hope every winner discussed in every news story posted on Lottery Post takes the cash option, and that they won't ever have financial problems later in life."

Green laughROFL

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