Lottery winner claims £35m prize

EuroMillions is played in nine European countries

The holder of a lottery ticket worth £35.4m has come forward to claim the EuroMillions prize.

Camelot, which operates the British arm of the European lottery, said it was the biggest single payout in the UK's lottery history.

The holder of the ticket, which was bought somewhere in the UK, has finally come forward after Friday night's draw.

Camelot had thought the winner, who had 180 days to collect the prize, was not aware of their good fortune.

The numbers drawn on Friday 10 August were: 23, 40, 42, 43, 49. Lucky Star numbers are: 2 and 6.

In July 2005, mother-of-six Dolores McNamara, of Limerick, Ireland, won £77m, and in February 2006 three ticket holders won a share of £126m.

The UK's first EuroMillions jackpot winner was Marion Richardson from Gateshead who won £16.8m in April 2004.

Her total was exceeded by an anonymous winner in the UK who scooped £17.8m with a single ticket.

EuroMillions is played in the UK, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, France, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland.