UK player wins record Euro Millions lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Mon, 12 Apr 2004 06:01:25 GMT

The biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot has been won by a British ticketholder for the first time, Camelot said today.Camelot said the unknown ticketholder won 16.7 million (US$30.6 million) in the continental-wide lottery.Previous winning tickets have originated from France and Spain.The ticket has landed the sixth richest prize in British lottery history, with the biggest jackpot being the 22.6 million won by Mark Gardiner and Paul Maddison, of Hastings, East Sussex, in June, 1995.It costs 1.... [ More ]