What time is the EuroMillions lottery results tonight? Punters fume as big money draw gets delayed
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Disgruntled Euromillions players are furious after the draw for the £169 million jackpot has been delayed.
Brits took to Twitter to moan about the slow speed of results, with one even blaming Brexit.
The draw was finally held over an hour after its expected time.
Tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers are:
01 - 09 - 15 - 19 - 25
And the Lucky Stars are:
01 - 07
But punters were growing increasingly impatient as they waited for the magic numbers.
One player wrote: "Any chance of this Euromillions draw happening soon? Lad needs some kip."
Another added: The euromillions draw is 50 minutes late. glad I voted out in brexit tbh."
A third said: "I'm here waiting for the euromillions draw, knowing i won't win but the suspense is killing me."
A National Lottery spokesman told Mirror Online that the draw had been delayed because the bigger jackpot required more organisation.
Millions of Brits are keeping an eye on the record-breaking EuroMillions draw with its £168million jackpot up for grabs.
The draw was expected at any time from 8.40pm, but an hour later there was still no result.
The moment the numbers are picked can be watched live on Facebook, YouTube or the National Lottery website.
The draw is not televised but results will be published on the EuroMillions website immediately afterwards.
Brits were urged to buy tickets early ahead of an expected 200 per cent boost in sales for the record-breaking draw.
It is estimated the traditional last minute sales rush will see 26,000 tickets sold every minute in the hour leading up to 7.30pm.
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The biggest ever cash prize would make any winner richer than One Direction and Adele.
No-one scooped Tuesday's huge £167million EuroMillions jackpot, meaning today's top prize is an estimated £168million, subject to exchange rates.
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.
If claimed by a single ticket-holder, tonight's highly-anticipated draw would create the UK and Europe's biggest ever winner.
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Current record holders Colin and Chris Weir, of Largs in Scotland, won a whopping £161million on the EuroMillions in 2011.
Players have been urged to buy their tickets early today.
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.
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"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."
He added: "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 winners would be met by a team of specialist Camelot advisers, who give immediate advice on investing the money.
Gillian and Adrian Bayford from Haverhill, Suffolk are the UK's second biggest ever winners, scooping £148million in 2012.
An anonymous ticket-holder won £113million in 2010.
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So far this year, UK winners have scooped five EuroMillions jackpots, with the biggest won by an anonymous ticket-holder, who banked £87 million.
According to The Sunday Times Rich List, a single winner scooping the entire £168 million jackpot would be ranked the joint 671st richest person in the UK.
They would be richer than chef Jamie Oliver with his fortune of £150 million, multiple F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton with £131 million and singer Adele on £125 million.
And their winnings would be more than the career earnings of Robbie Williams (£150million), Gary Barlow (£75million) and the combined wealth of One Direction (Niall, Liam, Harry and Louis are worth £40million each).
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 13, 2004.
There are now nine European countries participating - the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland.