Camelot says ‘incredible prize’ will be paid out subject to validation process

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A claim has been submitted for the £58.3m EuroMillions jackpot won on Friday by a single UK ticket holder.

The winner has scooped precisely £58,366,487.50 after matching all five main numbers and the lucky stars.

Camelot said the claim would now go through the process of validation and, subject to those checks, the prize would be paid out. The winner would then have to decide whether to go public.

No information will be given on whether the winner is an individual or a syndicate, or where the ticket was purchased, unless the ticket holder decides to publicise their win.

Andy Carter, a senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “It is wonderful news that a lucky ticket holder has claimed this incredible prize.

“We will now focus on supporting the ticket holder through the validation and help them start to enjoy their win.”

It is the second EuroMillions jackpot winner in the UK this year, and they will occupy 20th place on the National Lottery’s list of the biggest winners.

On Friday, another UK ticket holder staked a claim for a £57.8m prize won last month.

Last year, there were seven UK EuroMillions jackpot winners including the biggest British win of £170m in October.

The winning main numbers in Friday’s draw were: 16, 28, 32, 37 and 45. The winning lucky star numbers were 01 and 11.