Have you ever bought scratch cards or a lottery ticket when you were feeling lucky? Did it turn out to not give you anything, or just the initial investment back? Then you’re one of millions of people who each week try their luck on the EuroMillions, but don’t believe they’ll win. On the 19th of August, someone was lucky enough to win the £210 million jackpot!
Record-breaking EuroMillions Jackpot reaches £210 million cap
Each week, millions of people in Europe play the “EuroMillions” lottery to have a chance at winning the big jackpot. To win the jackpot, you must match the five numbers and two lucky stars. The odds of you getting this correct are 1 in 139.838.160. However, the more tickets you buy, the more chances you have of winning the lottery. Whenever the jackpot isn’t won, they add the money to the next draw. However, the maximum price is €250 million, which is around £210 million, so the lucky winner has won the maximum they could win with this lottery game.
If a person from the UK had won this prize, it would have been the biggest win in the country yet. However, this is not the case as the National Lottery confirmed that the winning ticket was not sold in the UK.
The Winning Ticket Was Sold In France
The lucky winner hasn’t claimed their prize yet. However, the National Lottery was able to disclose that the lucky person isn’t a UK resident. The person who has the winning ticket purchased it in France. They’re also urging everyone who bought a ticket to check their numbers to claim the prize in case they won. Just like in the UK, in France, there are no taxes on winning the lottery. This means that the person will be able to claim the €250 million prize in full.
