EuroMillions £26m win claimed by UK ticket-holder

A single UK ticket-holder has claimed the £26m EuroMillions jackpot, the National Lottery has confirmed.

The winning numbers drawn on Friday night were 06, 12, 18, 25 and 41, with the Lucky Star numbers 02 and 06.

It is the third EuroMillions jackpot won in the UK this year of the 10 held so far.

In January, one ticket-holder won £83m, followed by a £65m Valentine's Day win. Both winners chose to remain anonymous.

However, the winner of Saturday's £10.6m Lotto jackpot has yet to come forward.

Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at National Lottery operator Allwyn urged players to take a few minutes to check their tickets and emails.

The winning Lotto numbers for Saturday were: 06, 08, 12, 33, 49, 59 and the bonus number was 42.

"We will be on hand to give advice and offer access to experts who can help winners make the most of the win for themselves and those close to them," Mr Carter said.

The EuroMillions win will be verified against the game's terms and conditions, and once approved, the winner will decide whether to go public.

Despite making them a multi-millionaire, Friday's prize of £26m does not put the winner among Euromillions' largest-ever jackpot winners.

A win of more than £183 million would have been needed to get a spot in top 10 list of jackpot prizes.

The biggest prize won by a UK player is £195 million in 2022, according to EuroMillions.

While it is hard to win a lottery, it is easier than one might imagine to leave it unclaimed.

A player in Rhondda Cynon Taf missed out on a £1m prize last year after failing to claim a EuroMillions win within the 180-day deadline, meaning the money was instead donated to National Lottery-funded projects.

The largest EuroMillions prize to go unclaimed in the UK was £63.8m in June 2012.

The EuroMillions draw is held every Tuesday and Friday across nine European countries.