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First UK win on Euro lottery draw
Euro millions sale in Paris
The first draw was in February 2004
A EuroMillions ticket bought in Britain has scooped the jackpot for the first time, UK lottery operator Camelot says.

Camelot said the unknown ticketholder won £16.7m - the biggest prize since the draw was launched in February.

The draw links the UK lottery to its equivalents in France and Spain - where previous winning tickets were bought.

It is the sixth richest prize in UK lottery history.

The £22.6m prize won by Mark Gardiner and Paul Maddison, of East Sussex, in 1995 remains the record

To win the jackpot, players need to match five main numbers from 1 to 50 - and 2 Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 9.




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