British ticketholder wins EuroMillions jackpot but must share with a French player

British ticketholder wins EuroMillions jackpot – but must share the £33m prize with a player from France

  • £33million jackpot to be split between a player in the UK and another in France
  • Andy Carter at the National Lottery advised people to check their tickets online
  • The Euromillions draw which two players won was made on Tuesday, May 26 
  • The winning EuroMillions numbers are 04, 09, 14, 21 and 27, and the two Lucky Star numbers are 04 and 06

A British ticketholder won Tuesday’s EuroMillions jackpot but has to share the £16.5million prize with a winner from France.   

The £33million jackpot will be split between the two players, Camelot said, with a player from France also pocketing £16.5million.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: ‘It’s great news for one UK winner who has scooped a share of tonight’s £33 million EuroMillions jackpot – winning an amazing £16.5 million.

Pictured: Stock image of EuroMillions lottery tickets. A British player has won £16.5million in Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, but has to share the winnings with someone from France

‘Players are urged to check their tickets online to see if they are the latest big winner – The National Lottery results are always available on the website and via the National Lottery App.’

He said that people have 180 days to check their tickets, meaning the prize can be claimed until November 22 2020.

Tuesday’s main EuroMillions numbers are 04, 09, 14, 21 and 27, and the two Lucky Star numbers are 04 and 06.

The two winners matched all of the numbers to take home the top prize.

Pictured: Tonight's winning numbers, which earned one British player a cool £16.5million

Pictured: Tonight’s winning numbers, which earned one British player a cool £16.5million

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