EuroMillions jackpot rolls over once more as UK’s largest ever prize is unclaimed | EUROtoday

The greatest lottery prize the UK has seen might nonetheless be received after Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw had no winners.

Friday’s jackpot will probably be an estimated £208 million and can be the most important prize awarded within the UK, National Lottery operator Allwyn stated.

The complete prize cash has now been capped, that means prize pots within the subsequent profitable tier will probably be boosted.

Any cash within the subsequent draw that might have gone into the jackpot will now increase prizes within the second tier, that means a number of UK gamers might probably financial institution massive prizes for matching the 5 fundamental numbers and one Lucky Star.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, stated this Friday’s EuroMillions will probably be “even bigger”.

“Not only will we see the £208 million EuroMillions jackpot up for grabs – which would make the biggest-ever National Lottery winner – but there will also be an incredible 13 guaranteed UK millionaires made through EuroMillions Millionaire Maker,” he said.

“That’s a not-so-unlucky Friday thirteenth for the fortunate ticket-holders who find yourself bagging these life-changing prizes.

“Get your tickets early to ensure you’ll be in with a chance of a massive life-changing win.”

He added: “The EuroMillions jackpot is now capped, so any money that would have gone into increasing the jackpot now boosts prizes in the next winning prize tier, meaning that we could see multiple UK players banking huge prizes for matching just the five main numbers and one Lucky Star.”

In Tuesday’s draw one UK participant turned a millionaire after matching 5 fundamental numbers and one Lucky Star, profitable £4.53 million.

The fundamental EuroMillions profitable numbers have been 19, 36, 39, 40, 45 and the Lucky Stars have been 05, 06.

One participant received the £500,000 Thunderball jackpot by matching the 5 Thunderball numbers, 07, 15, 24, 25, 32, and the Thunderball quantity 04.

In Friday’s draw, seven gamers received the second-tier prize, entitling them to winnings of greater than £2m every. A complete of 18 ticket-holders appropriately selected the principle 5 numbers and not using a Lucky Star, a feat which might see them every acquire greater than £17,000.

An nameless UK ticket-holder received the prevailing file jackpot of £195m on 19 July 2022.

Just two months earlier Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, received £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on 10 May 2022.

The UK’s third greatest win got here after an nameless ticket-holder scooped the £177m jackpot within the draw on 26 November final yr, whereas the largest this yr was £83m in January.