Finally Euromillions jackpot stopped rolling and £84,451,320 was won by one lucky UK ticket holder. Camelot officials confirmed yesterday that the winner has come forward and the ticket was being verified. Normally, we see a press conference on Monday revealing the identity of a lucky winner, but not today. So it seems that the winner has decided, and quite rightly so, to stay anonymous.
The massive prize dwarfs the amount paid to the previous record-holders, Nigel Page and Justine Laycock, of Gloucestershire, who won a £56million EuroMillions jackpot in February. The winner is now the 789th richest person in the country, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2010. This is just slightly below Robbie Williams and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who are both worth £85m.
Justine Laycock said yesterday: “We are thrilled to pieces. The last couple of months have been amazing for us. We want to wish the new titleholders the best of luck.” The couple, who married over Easter, swiftly moved into a five-bedroom Cotswolds mansion, which included a 25-seat cinema, indoor pool, sauna and steam room, just down the road from model Liz Hurley. They shared a total jackpot of £112million with a ticket bought in Spain.
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