A lucky Brit could be the biggest EuroMillions winner of all time if they win Friday’s £201 million jackpot.
The ticket holder will be the seventh EuroMillions winner in the country this year, surpassing the existing record of £195 million won by an anonymous pair in 2022. Overnight, the winner would be one of the 1,000 richest people in the country, worth more than stars such as Robbie Williams, Sir Tom Jones and Ed Sheeran, just in time for Christmas shopping. The winner could simply buy a football club if they wished, such as Southampton FC, for example, which was bought in January last year for £100 million. Alternatively, they could get a fleet of 500 Rolls Royce Phantom.
Only 18 players have won a jackpot of over £100 million, with the most recent pair winning £195 million in EuroMillions in July 2022. Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucestershire, were the second biggest jackpot winners in the UK. The two men, who have been married for 11 years, said they wanted to go public because they didn’t need to carry the “burden” of keeping others secret. After receiving the shocking news, Joe began browsing million-pound mansions on asset site Rightmove. as he and his wife had been thinking about moving out of their home in Gloucestershire for some time.
After their win, Ms Thwaite said they bought a fabric cabinet and wardrobe and then had dinner with their circle of family to celebrate the happy news. Jess said, “We had a family circle meal, we went to a family family meal circle so we can share with our family circle. The truth is that we buy bedroom furniture. We bought a piece of fabric furniture and a cloakroom. Other than that, we didn’t do anything. My father played the National Lottery his entire life. life and always dreamed of winning. He asked us what we would do when we won, how we would spend it, who we would treat. It was a normal verbal exchange and I feel like he was preparing us. “
Joe said: “My family asks me if I have a price ticket for the big draws. Although I don’t play every week, I do a Lucky Dip when there is a big jackpot. Even though I don’t play every week, I do a Lucky Dip when there’s a big prize. “I don’t feel that way, I’ve been very fortunate in the past. “He added: “I looked and saw that we had won. I saw how much and didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t go back. To sleep, I didn’t need to wake Jess, so I just lay there for what seemed like an eternity. I spent a lot of time searching for assets with no budget limit, which was a novelty!
Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire won £161.6million in July 2011, making them the biggest UK winners at the time. Their jackpot is now the third biggest ever won in the UK. Mr Weir invested £2.5million in his beloved Partick Thistle football club – acquiring a 55 per cent shareholding. The couple also set up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and donated £1million to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. They divorced in 2019.
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