EuroMillions results: Record £168million jackpot to be won
GETTY A £168 million jackpot could be won this Friday in the UK
No-one scooped Tuesday's record-breaking £167 million EuroMillions jackpot, meaning Friday's top prize of an estimated £168 million - subject to exchange rates - is still to be won. The jackpot has now reached its maximum 190 million euro, where it will remain for a further four draws until it must be won on the fifth. Players now have until 7.30pm tonight to be in with a chance of winning the record prize that would make them one of the richest people in the UK.
If a single ticket scoops the top prize, it would create the UK and Europe's biggest ever winner. The numbers will be picked from 8.40pm. Players have been urged to buy their tickets early, with a 200 per cent boost in sales expected for the draw. Camelot has estimated that more than 26,000 tickets could be sold every minute in the hour leading up to the draw closing at 7.30pm. As the jackpot is at its maximum, any money that would have boosted the top prize will now be shared among winning players in the next prize tier. Andy Carter, the National Lottery's senior winners' adviser, said: "The extraordinary sum would be life-changing whether won by an individual or syndicate, and we have plenty of champagne on ice ready to celebrate.
GETTY Camelot has estimated that more than 26,000 tickets could be sold amid tonight's draw
The extraordinary sum would be life-changing whether won by an individual or syndicate, and we have plenty of champagne on ice ready to celebrate Andy Carter, the National Lottery's senior winners' adviser
"It would enable them to transform their life, as well as the lives of their friends and family, and we are ready to support them from the moment they claim. "This EuroMillions roll series has seen players raise an amazing £55 million for National Lottery Good Causes in just a month. "This supports projects big and small across the country, including funding everything from local community projects to the nation's amazing Olympic and Paralympic athletes." The current record holders are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161 million in 2011.
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GETTY No-one scooped Tuesday's record-breaking £167 million EuroMillions jackpot