EuroMillions ticket holder in UK wins £177m

A UK ticket-holder has won the £177m EuroMillions jackpot, scooping the third biggest prize ever seen in the country.

The winning numbers were 7, 11, 25, 31, 40 with lucky stars 9 and 12.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser for lottery operator Allwyn. called it a “wonderful win right before Christmas” – and urged players to check their tickets.

If the winner is an individual – rather than a syndicate splitting the prize – he or she will immediately become richer than musicians Harry Styles and Adele who featured on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List with fortunes of £175m and £170m respectively.