- Anonymous winner – £195,707,000
A UK lottery ticket holder has won a record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million on 19 July 2022 – the biggest National Lottery win of all time.
The owner, who has remained anonymous to this day, amassed a fortune with just one lucky ticket.
- Joe and Jess Thwaite – £184,262,899.10
The previous British EuroMillions record holders were Joe and Jess Thwaite.
The couple won a record £184 million jackpot in May 2022 and shared hopes of a holiday in Hawaii and a new horse box for their children’s ponies.
Joe bought his winning ticket online on May 10, 2022, and received an email the next morning with the good news.
When he found out about the big win, he was in disbelief and at first kept it to himself because he didn’t want to disturb his sleeping wife.
Joe, a communications and sales engineer, and Jess, who runs a hair salon with her sister, have been married for 11 years and have two children.
- Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000
Colin and Christine Weir won the huge cash prize in 2011 and were the second biggest winners in Europe until someone in Italy hit the £193m jackpot in 2019.
They were spending money at an incredible rate of £100,000 a week before the tragedy.
But at the time of Colin’s death in December 2019, his share of the prize money had shrunk by around £40m.
He spent millions living in luxury, splurging on sports cars, property and the football club he supported.
Colin and Christine divorced shortly before his death after 38 years of marriage.
He left money for their children Carly and Jamie.
- Adrian and Gillian Brayford – £148,600,000
Adrian and Gillian won €190m in the EuroMillions draw in August 2012, which was just over £148m.
But Adrian split from Gillian the following year due to the stress of winning.
The couple bought a Grade II listed property in Cambridgeshire. degree, together with a cinema and a pool hall, but it was sold in 2021.
After his divorce in 2013, he failed to court ex-sausage factory worker Marta Jarosz — but fell in love with stablemate Sam Burbidge.
She left him in 2017, taking 30 prize horses that Adrian had bought.
It may have worked out for Adrian in the end as the former postman was seen smiling with EMS worker Tracey Biles last year.
- Frances and Patrick Connolly – £114,969,775
Former social worker and teacher Frances set up two charities after she and her husband hit the jackpot.
On New Year’s Day 2019, they grabbed almost £115 million.
She estimates she has already given away £60 million to charity, as well as to friends and family.
- Richard and Debbie Nuttall – £61,000,000
A couple from Colne, Lancashire, took home £61 million on 30 January 2024.
They are both 54 years old and enjoyed a holiday in Fuerteventura, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
But then they discovered a big EuroMillions win.
Richard revealed that they initially thought they had won £2.60 but then received another email telling the couple to check their account.
Other eye-watering anonymous winners:
Another anonymous winner won a prize of £123,458,008 in the June Superdraw rollover.
After nine rolls, one ticket holder won the jackpot of £122,550,350 last April.
The successful participant chose to remain anonymous.
Another anonymous winner found their fortune during the April 2018 Superdraw jackpot, securing £121,328,187.
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