Huge £61m EuroMillions jackpot is CLAIMED as Brit wins life-changing sum
A whopping £61 million EuroMillions jackpot has been claimed, making one lucky Brit richer than Stormzy and Dua Lipa.
National Lottery operator Allwyn today confirmed it has received a claim for the eye-watering sum.
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The jackpot prize worth £61,708,231 was won by a UK ticket holder during the draw on Tuesday 30 January 2024.
Stormzy, one of the biggest names in the British music scene, reportedly has £26 million in the bank.
Meanwhile, Dua Lipa has seen her wealth more than double in the past three years, taking her fortune to an estimated £60million.
But both fortunes are blown out of the water by the EuroMillions' landslide victory.
Andy Carter, senior winners advisor at the National Lottery, said: “This is absolutely incredible news and we are pleased to have received a claim.
“This is the first UK EuroMillions jackpot win of 2024, following an incredible 2023 that saw six UK EuroMillions jackpots won, including a £111.7 million win by an anonymous ticket holder in June.
“Our focus now is on supporting this last lucky ticket holder through the process and helping him enjoy his truly life-changing win.”
As with all major prizes, the claim will now go through the validation process, including checks to ensure that the Terms and Conditions of the Rules of the Game are adhered to and that the integrity of The National Lottery is protected.
Subject to validation, the prize will then be paid out during an appointment with one of the National Lottery winners advisors.
Once the ticket has been validated and paid for, the ticket holder decides whether or not to go public and share their news.
No information will be provided as to whether they are an individual or syndicate winner, or where the ticket was purchased, unless the ticket holder chooses to disclose.
By playing a National Lottery game, players generate £30 million every week for National Lottery-funded projects.
This money is used to finance projects throughout the country. To date, over 685,000 grants have been awarded across the UK – supporting projects large and small – and over £48 billion has been raised for good causes.
The first EuroMillions draw took place on 7 February 2004 by three organisations: the French Française des Jeux, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado in Spain and the Camelot in the UK.
On December 4, 2020, one of Britain's biggest prizes was up for grabs with a whopping £175 million EuroMillions jackpot, which would make a winner richer than Adele.
Another previous British winner whose entire life was changed by his jackpot was a player who wished to remain anonymous on October 8, 2019. They walked away with a cool £170,221,000.