Another Briton Wins EuroMillions Lottery

British lottery players are on a roll!  This week, it was announced that yet another Briton has won the EuroMillions lottery jackpot, bagging him or herself more than £45 million.

The winner hasn't yet stepped forward to claim their £45,160,170.50 windfall, so it's not known if it is a single ticket holder or a syndicate. However the National Lottery is sure that we'll soon know more details.

This is the seventh largest prize ever won in the United Kingdom and comes only two weeks after Gareth and Catherine Bull from Mansfield won £41 million in the EuroMillions draw.

"It is fantastic news to have another UK winner so soon after Gareth and Catherine Bull from Mansfield won £40 million," said a spokesman from Camelot. "These big draws help raise the £30 million the National Lottery generates for good causes every week."

The latest £45 million win was the result of a rollover, proving that this is one of the most lucrative lotteries in the world, with players from the UK grabbing a large part of the huge wins.

"We look forward to paying out this lucky ticket holder and of course have the champagne on ice," said the spokesman.

The winning numbers in this week's EuroMillions draw were 3 - 15 - 17 - 28 - 28 and 33, with the Lucky Star numbers 2 and 4.

Becoming a millionaire 45 times over in an instant would make the winner richer than Hugh Grant, according to the Sunday Times Rich List of 2011.

Play This Weekend's EuroMillions Lottery

This weekend's EuroMillions lottery draw will take place tonight, Friday, February 10th, and the National Lottery has estimated that the jackpot is £12 million, including the UK Millionaire Raffle.

All players need to do is select five numbers from one to fifty and two Lucky Stars from one to eleven. To win the jackpot, players must match five numbers and two Lucky Stars.

Players from the UK have proven to be extremely lucky in past EuroMillions draws, despite the fact that tickets are sold in nine different countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

Also, the sum won by UK players has grown significantly over the years.  It was only in 2007 that the biggest lottery winner in the UK won 'only' £35 million, and since then the jackpot sizes have increased to giant proportions.

The biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot prize was won by a UK couple from Ayrshire, Colin and Christine Weir, who pocketed an eye-watering £161 million last July, putting them in the same wealth bracket as David and Victoria Beckham.