{"id":243045,"date":"2023-12-06T10:46:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243045"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:46:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:46:31","slug":"biggest-ever-euromillions-jackpot-of-201m-is-up-for-grabs-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/biggest-ever-euromillions-jackpot-of-201m-is-up-for-grabs-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot of \u00a3201m is up for grabs on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will it be YOU? Biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot is up for grabs on Friday with punters in with a chance of winning record \u00a3201million jackpot<\/h1>\n

The jackpot for this Friday’s EuroMillions has hit an incredible \u00a3201million – the highest sum in the history of the draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The bumper prize would pip the current record of\u00a0\u00a3195m which was won by a mystery Brit in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overnight, the winner would become one of the nation’s 1,000 richest people, worth more than stars like Robbie Williams, Sir Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They could\u00a0buy four Caribbean islands, with a few million to spare, or the equivalent of 11 six-bedroom luxury properties in London’s Hyde Park.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, they could snap up a fleet of 500 Rolls Royce Phantoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The EuroMillions draw on Friday is set to be worth a massive \u00a3201million – a record figure\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The bumper prize would pip the current record of \u00a3195m, which was won by a mystery Brit in 2022<\/p>\n

Joe and Jess from Thwaite, Gloucestershire, won \u00a3184million on EuroMillions\u00a0in May 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pair, who have been married for 11 years, said they wanted to go public because they did not want to put the ‘burden’ of keeping the secret on others.<\/p>\n

READ MORE – ‘Our current life isn’t horrendous!’: Couple who lived in \u00a3600k Cotswolds home win \u00a3184m\u00a0<\/h3>\n

The couple said they would share the win with extended family, with Mr Thwaite’s ex-wife saying she was ‘over the moon’ for them.<\/p>\n

Joe admitted that he saw the winning numbers via the National Lottery app as his wife lay asleep and did not wake her – but instead started browsing for properties.<\/p>\n

The EuroMillions jackpot was\u00a0\u00a3186m yesterday, but with no one winning the top prize it’s now grown even more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only 14 players have ever won a jackpot of more than \u00a3100 million, with the previous UK record-holder an anonymous winner of \u00a3170 million in October 2019.<\/p>\n

Seven of the ten biggest UK EuroMillions winners have remained anonymous but some winners have invested in football clubs, bought sprawling estates and given millions to charity.<\/p>\n

Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire won \u00a3161.6million in July 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time.<\/p>\n

Their jackpot is now the third biggest ever won in the UK. Mr Weir invested \u00a32.5million in his beloved Partick Thistle football club \u2013 acquiring a 55 per cent shareholding.<\/p>\n

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Joe and Jess from Thwaite, Gloucestershire, won \u00a3184million on EuroMillions in May 2022\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Until recently the couple lived in this \u00a3600,000 house in Gloucester which they sold to live in a rented property just months before their big win<\/p>\n

The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated \u00a31million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in 2019.<\/p>\n

Adrian and Gillian Bayford won \u00a3148.6million in August 2012 and bought a Grade II-listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with a cinema and billiards room. But it was sold in 2021 after the pair divorced.<\/p>\n

And Frances and Patrick Connolly, who won nearly \u00a3115million on New Year’s Day 2019, set up charitable foundations with their jackpot money.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The UK’s top 10 lottery winners\u00a0<\/h3>\n

This Friday’s estimated jackpot of \u00a3201million would be the highest sum in the history of the draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Previous record lottery wins include:<\/span><\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3170,221,000<\/span><\/p>\n

The second biggest winner of the National Lottery to date scooped \u00a3170 million in October 2019, after matching all the numbers in a Must Be Won draw.<\/p>\n

Colin and Chris Weir, \u00a3161,653,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire, bagged their historic winnings in July 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time.<\/p>\n

Colin used \u00a32.5 million of his fortune to invest in his beloved Partick Thistle football club, which led to one of the stands at the stadium to be named after him.<\/p>\n

He later acquired 55% shareholding in the club, which was to be passed into the hands of the local community upon his death. He died in December 2019, aged 71.<\/p>\n

The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated \u00a31 million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in the same year as Colin’s death.<\/p>\n

Adrian and Gillian Bayford, \u00a3148,656,000<\/span><\/p>\n

Adrian and Gillian won 190 million euro in a EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which came to just over \u00a3148 million. The couple bought a Grade-II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room but it was sold in 2021, some years after the pair divorced, as reported by The Mirror.<\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3123,458,008<\/span><\/p>\n

The fourth biggest National Lottery winner won a Superdraw rollover jackpot in June 2019, and decided not to go public with their success.<\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3122,550,350<\/span><\/p>\n

After nine rollovers, one lucky anonymous ticket-holder bagged more than \u00a3122 million in April 2021.<\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3121,328,187<\/span><\/p>\n

Another of the UK’s top 10 lottery winners found their fortune through a Superdraw jackpot rollover, this time in April 2018.<\/p>\n

Frances and Patrick Connolly, \u00a3114,969,775<\/span><\/p>\n

Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charitable foundations after she and her husband won almost \u00a3115 million on New Year’s Day 2019. She estimates that she has already given away \u00a360 million to charitable causes, as well as friends and family.<\/p>\n

She considers helping others to be an addiction. ‘It gives you a buzz and it’s addictive. I’m addicted to it now,’ she said.<\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3113,019,926<\/span><\/p>\n

Although they have dropped several places since their win, this ticket-holder jumped to the top of the National Lottery rich list when they won their fortune in October 2010.<\/p>\n

Anonymous, \u00a3111,540,000<\/span><\/p>\n

The only winning ticket for this Superdraw jackpot in June 2021 was sold in the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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