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[3] 12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator, [1] with 4% to cover operating costs and 1% as profit. [4] Since 22 April 2021, players must be 18 years of age to purchase lottery tickets and scratchcards (online and in-store). [5] Previously, the minimum age was 16. [6]
A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time. – Joe and Jess Thwaite, £184,262,899.10
Richard and Debbie Nuttall won £61 million on the EuroMillions, but previous British winners have won more.
EuroMillions [a] is a transnational lottery that requires seven correct numbers to win the jackpot, which consists of 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Star Numbers. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France 's Française des Jeux , Spain 's Loterías y Apuestas del Estado and the United Kingdom 's Camelot group (now part of Allwyn ).
The Friday night draws showed the EuroMillions results and the Thunderball draw and are usually broadcast at 23:15. The Friday night draws were the only draws not to be broadcast live. From January 2013, the Friday draws are available to watch exclusively on the National Lottery's website. There is still a results update on BBC One at 22:35.
A UK ticket-holder is set to become the third-biggest National Lottery winner of all time after claiming a £177m jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw.. Ticket-holders were urged to check ...
Michael Carroll (born 29 March 1983) is an English man who won the UK National Lottery in 2002.. A former refuse collector, Carroll won £9,736,131 in the National Lottery in November 2002, at the age of 19.
15 UK players have won a jackpot of more than £100 million in the history of the National Lottery.