Lottery fever has hit Britain as the biggest-ever EuroMillions jackpot of £167million goes up for grabs tonight.
If the whopping sum is won by one ticket holder, it would create the UK’s biggest ever winner and make the lucky person richer than the likes of Tom Jones, Adele and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Andy Carter, The National Lottery’s Senior Winners’ Adviser, described the jackpot as a record breaker.
Lottery fever has hit Britain as the biggest-ever EuroMillions jackpot of £167million goes up for grabs tonight
Camelot are recommending that players buy tickets well before tonight’s 7.30pm draw to be in with a chance.
He said: ‘Don’t leave it late and risk missing out on getting a ticket.
‘Get online or visit a retailer to ensure you are in with a chance well before the draw closes. This extraordinary sum would be life-changing for the winner.
‘We are poised to support them from the moment they claim. Of course, we have champagne on ice ready to celebrate if they set a new record win.’
The current record holders are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland who won £161 million in 2011.
A £161 million jackpot would put the winner in joint 672nd on this year’s Sunday Times rich list, ahead of singers Robbie Williams, who is worth £150 million, and Sir Tom Jones, who is worth £160 million.
Chris and Colin Weir from Ayrshire won a record £161 million on the EuroMillions
So far this year, UK winners have scooped five EuroMillions jackpots, with the biggest so far won by an anonymous ticket-holder, who banked £87 million.
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 13, 2004.
There are now nine European countries participating – the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland.