One lucky UK ticket-holder has started the new year by winning Friday night's entire £39m EuroMillions jackpot.
The winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 44 and 48 with the lucky stars of 1 and 9.
Ten more players secured £1m each in the special New Year's Day Millionaire Maker event and are being urged to check their tickets.
Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at the National Lottery, said: 'What an amazing start to 2021 for UK EuroMillions players.
'One UK winner has scooped tonight's entire £39m EuroMillions jackpot and 10 lucky players have walked away with £1m each in the special UK Millionaire Maker New Year's Day event.
'Players are being urged to check their tickets online via the National Lottery app or website, or in their local shop, and to give us a call to claim the first big prizes of 2021.'
No one won the EuroMillions Hotpicks jackpot which uses the same numbers as the main draw but one winner scooped the Thunderball top prize of £500,000.
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The Thunderball numbers were 13, 17, 30, 34, 35 and the Thunderball was 1.
Tuesday's EuroMillions jackpot is an estimated £15m.
EuroMillions is a lottery that is played across nine European countries. Draws take place on Tuesday and Friday evenings with a minimum guaranteed jackpot of €17 million, which can roll over up to an impressive €220 million.
5th March 2021 |
Millionaire Maker:HDPT 85828 |
2nd March 2021 |
Millionaire Maker:HFQD 04651 |
There were over 1.88 Million winners in Friday's draw, with 26.1% of prizes won in the UK and 3.1% won in Ireland.
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UK EuroMillions players can win a top prize of £1 million in the free Millionaire Maker Raffle, included in the tickets price when you play!
Pick, Match, Win! The EuroMillions HotPicks game offer bigger prizes for matching fewer main numbers. Find out how to play in the UK.
UK players have a period of 180 days from the date of a draw to claim a prize. See the current list of unclaimed prizes that can still be claimed before they reach the deadline here.