Winning numbers as one ticketholder wins £201m EuroMillions prize - live results

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EuroMillions returns tonight with a life changing prize of £201m waiting to be won be a lucky ticket holder (Image: Getty Images)
EuroMillions returns tonight with a life changing prize of £201m waiting to be won be a lucky ticket holder (Image: Getty Images)

EuroMillions returned tonight with a life changing prize of £201m - and one lucky winner scooped the biggest jackpot prizes in the draw's history.

The huge National Lottery prize makes a lucky ticketholder as rich as Ed Sheeran or Rod Stewart - both of whom have an estimated fortune of £200 million.

Meanwhile, anyone matching five numbers plus one star will win £130,554.30, while just the main numbers by themselves has a £13,561.20 prize pot. The last biggest-ever jackpot in the UK saw Gloucestershire couple Joe and Jess Thwaite scoop £184million in 2022.

Read our EuroMillions live blog below...

Three out of five million-pound ticket holders are Brits

According to the National Lottery, there are as many as five winners of the second highest prize amount of £1,191,020.20.

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To win the second prize, ticket holders would have to match all five main numbers plus one Lucky Star.

There are five prizes up for grabs, but across all countries involved. Three of the winning tickets are in the UK, the lottery told The Mirror.

Winner of eye-watering £201million jackpot announced

The National Lottery has announced that there has been a winner of the eye-watering prize tonight, with next week's sum dropping back down to the minimum £14million.

According to lottery officials, one individual in Austria secured tonight's mega prize

Tonight's Millionaire Maker selection

With another chance to win tonight, one lucky Brit could scoop a cool million with the following code.

Tongiht's UK Millionaire Maker code is: VQDM43160

EuroMillions winning numbers are in

Tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers are: 17, 30, 42, 48, 50 and the Lucky Stars are: 04, 08. Tonight’s estimated jackpot is £201 million, full details of winners and prizes will follow shortly.

Biggest ever EuroMillions draw in under 30 minutes

The biggest ever EuroMillions draw is taking place in under 30 minutes' time.

Punters from across the continent will have the chance to scoop a whopping £201m jackpot and changer their lives forever.

There have been 14 UK winners of top prize's over £100m - will there be a 15th lucky ticket holder? Stay tuned for the results, right here on our live blog.

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Thunderball results are in

Tonight's Thunderball results are in, giving Brits another chance to land a bumper cash prize. For just a £1 ticket, one Brit could walk away with a top cash prize of £500,000.

The winning numbers are 02, 15, 31, 35, 37 and the Thunderball is 06.

Hotel workers win EuroMillions jackpot - and ran up and down corridors when they found out

A clutch of lucky hotel workers have opened the Christmas bubbly already after scooping a £1million win on EuroMillions.

The lucky 13 waiters, office, maintenance and spa staff have been busy arranging parties and breaks for guests. But now they are planning the mother of all Christmas parties for themselves following their win.

What could £201million buy you?

Whoever scoops tonight's prize will become one of Brtain's 1,000 richest people. They would have a larger sum in their bank account that superstars like Robbie Williams, Sir Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran.

The winnings would allow them to buy four Caribbean islands, with some change. If they were looking closer to home, they could buy 11 six-bed properties in London's upmarket Hyde Park.

Or for the car lovers, they could bag a fleet of 500 Rolls Royce Phantoms.

What's the UK Millionaire Maker?

Since November 2009, at least one UK player has won a guaranteed £1,000,000 every week as part of the UK Millionaire Maker game.

EuroMillions restricitions

Entrants to the transnational lottery must be at least 18 years old and buy their tickets in one of the nine European countries.

Though entrants must be in one of the countries, there is no restriction on the buyer's nationality. Non-residents are welcome to play as long as they meet the age requirement.

Take these steps to secure your ticket

The draw takes place every Tuesday and Friday evening at 8pm. Players have to choose five main numbers from 1 to 50, along with two Lucky Stars between 1 and 12.

You can either pick the numbers yourself, purchase a Lucky Dip or use a random number generator to create an entry.

You can enter up to seven lines on a single play slip at a UK retailer.

Purchase your entries before the cutoff time for that draw.

Relax and wait for the results!

Runner-up prizes up for grabs tonight

Due to the mega jackpot, anyone who lands five number plus one star will win a whopping £130,554.30. The five numbers alone have a £13,561.20 prize pot.

The most-recent enormous jackpot saw Gloucestershire couple Joe and Jess Thwaite scoop £184million in 2022.

How is the prize decided?

The jackpot begins at €17 million, which is different in Sterling depending on the exchange rate on draw day, and can increase up to a maximum value of €240 million.

Countries involved in EuroMillions

EuroMillions is a lottery played across nine European countries - the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. The game launched on 7th February, 2004, and has now had over 1,000 draws.

Ryan Fahey

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