A UK EuroMillions player could be on the verge of winning a record £184 million jackpot.
Friday’s draw is expected to attract a surge of entries due to the size of the winnings - with sales closing at 7.30pm.
The huge amount went unclaimed after Tuesday’s draw.
Tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers are: 21, 26, 31, 34, 49
The Lucky Stars are: 2, 5
Millionaire Maker Selection – one UK millionaire has been created: MLCF88786
Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 05, 09, 28, 33, 36
The Thunderball is: 03
The jackpot reached 220 million euros, at which point it is capped and cannot roll over again, after nobody won the £174 million EuroMillions jackpot last Friday.
It stays at that level for a further four draws if no-one claims the winnings.
There have been five UK EuroMillions jackpot winners so far this year, including the anonymous winners of £122 million in April and £111 million in June.
The biggest recent UK winners to go public were Frances and Patrick Connolly, from Northern Ireland, who scooped a £115 million prize in 2019.
Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “It’s all to play for on Friday night as the whopping EuroMillions jackpot of an estimated £184 million remains up for grabs.
“EuroMillions has now hit its cap, which means any money that would have gone into the jackpot will now boost prizes in the next winning prize tier.
“If one UK winner banks the lot, they would instantly become the UK’s biggest ever National Lottery winner. Players are urged to get their tickets early to be in with a chance of winning this extraordinary prize.”
If the sum is won by a single UK ticket it would eclipse the previous top UK prize of £170 million, won by an anonymous EuroMillions ticketholder in 2019.
With that sum under their belt, one UK winner could count themselves richer than the singer Adele, whose net worth is £130 million, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
**The article will be updated as soon as the results are announced.
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