Biggest ever Lotto winner banks life changing £35Million jackpot
A very lucky ticket–holder has now been paid the £35,133,888 Lotto jackpot won in the draw on Wednesday 6th April. The ticket–holder is now top of the rich list as the nation's biggest ever Lotto winner.
The ticket has been validated and the prize paid, and the ticket–holder has opted to remain anonymous. Therefore no further details will be released about this ticket–holder's claim.
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Lotto has now made more than 100 millionaires since October last year. This includes the games four biggest ever winners. In January David and Carol Martin from Hawick shared the biggest ever Lotto jackpot prize with an anonymous ticket–holder, banking an incredible £33,035,323 each. Just one month later, Gerry and Lisa Cannings from Peterborough won a staggering £32,534,188.
Meet the Martins and read more about the Cannings who waited a week to claim their jackpot.
Every Lotto ticket sold helps to raise more than £34 million each week for Good Causes. This helps fund our athletes competing at Rio, the nation’s arts and heritage, and the many thousands of projects in local communities across the UK.
The National Lottery has been changing the lives of winners and supporting good causes across the UK since 1994. In that time, there have been more than 7,400 new millionaires created and by playing The National Lottery you raise over £4 million for Good Causes every dayΔ.
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