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UK player claims 拢24.6m Euromillions jackpot

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A UK ticket holder has won a 拢24.6m EuroMillions jackpot, operator Camelot has said.

The winning player matched numbers 23, 25, 32, 37, 42 and Lucky Stars 01 and 11 to make them the sole winner of Tuesday's draw.

It is the second British ticket to win the top prize this month, after a 拢24m jackpot was won in 12 February's draw.

A National Lottery spokesman said it had been a "lucky" year for UK National Lottery players.

"Last year saw an unprecedented nine UK EuroMillions jackpot winners and this year we have already had two massive wins here and it's only February," the spokesman added.

EuroMillions began in 2004 and the biggest prize in UK history was 拢161m, won by Scottish couple Chris and Colin Weir in 2011.

Top five UK jackpot winners

  • 拢161,653,000 - Colin and Chris Weir from North Ayrshire in 2011

  • 拢148,656,000 - Gillian and Adrian Bayford from Suffolk in 2012

  • 拢113,019,926 - anonymous, 2010

  • 拢107,932,603 - Neil Trotter from Surrey in 2014

  • 拢101,203,600 - Dave and Angela Dawes, Cambridgeshire in 2011