£87M Jackpot Won By British Ticket Holder

Britons are being urged to check their
lottery numbers after the latest
EuroMillions jackpot, worth more than
£87m, was won by a UK ticket.




The winning balls were 17, 35, 39, 47, 50
and the lucky stars 6 and 8.



The person who correctly matched all
seven will now be £87,570,000 richer.



It is the seventh biggest ever lottery
jackpot win in the UK and the lucky ticket
holder will be worth more than Harry
Potter star Daniel Radcliffe (£78m) and
musician Ed Sheeran (£52m) but less than
fellow singer Adele (£125m).




But even though the jackpot is a massive
sum of money, it is still not enough to
make the Sunday Times rich list where you
need to have at least £110m to be among
the country's thousand wealthiest.



Andy Carter, from the National Lottery,
said:

"This is the third EuroMillions jackpot
prize to be won here in the UK this year
and it's the biggest yet.


"The ticket holder has instantly become
the seventh biggest ever National Lottery
winner."



The biggest was £161,653,000, scooped
by Colin and Chris Weir from Largs in July
2011.



Meanwhile, following Friday night's draw
two Britons are holding tickets worth just
over £200,000, and 10 have won £2,681.