£84m EuroMillions win to be claimed
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(UKPA)
A UK ticketholder could be celebrating a record £84.4 million windfall after staking a claim on the EuroMillions jackpot.
National Lottery officials will be able to pay out the prize when the banks open if the claim is verified.
The winner of the country’s biggest lottery jackpot came forward on Sunday.
A spokesman for Camelot said: “We are looking forward to welcoming the lucky ticketholder to our millionaires club which is already 2,400 strong.”
No details have been released about the winner of Friday’s draw.
It is not known if the winning ticket belongs to an individual or a syndicate and they can decide whether or not to go public.
The ticketholder has been catapulted into first place on the National Lottery Rich List, ahead of Nigel Page and Justine Laycock, who won a £56 million EuroMillions jackpot in February.
Friday’s £84.4 million prize means the winner would immediately become the 789th richest person in the country, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2010.
Based on figures in the survey released last month, they are just shaded by pop star Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who are both worth £85 million.
But they are wealthier than the likes of former James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery (£80 million), rock legend Jimmy Page (£75 million) and comedian and actor Rowan Atkinson (£70 million).
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