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| Record lottery prize up for grabs | Record lottery prize up for grabs |
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| The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries. | The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries. |
| If it is won by a single ticket-holder, the £95m (128m euros) pay-out will be the biggest of its kind in the world. | If it is won by a single ticket-holder, the £95m (128m euros) pay-out will be the biggest of its kind in the world. |
| UK Lottery organiser Camelot said retailers were reporting long queues and it expected seven to 10 million tickets to be bought in the country. | UK Lottery organiser Camelot said retailers were reporting long queues and it expected seven to 10 million tickets to be bought in the country. |
| The likelihood of one ticket-holder winning the prize is said to be one in 76 million. | The likelihood of one ticket-holder winning the prize is said to be one in 76 million. |
| Larger prizes have been won in the US, but the actual payouts were lower because of taxes or winners opting for smaller one-off lump sums. | Larger prizes have been won in the US, but the actual payouts were lower because of taxes or winners opting for smaller one-off lump sums. |
| If no-one manages to match all the five main numbers plus the two lucky star numbers to win the EuroMillions jackpot, the £95m will be shared among the next level of winners. | |
| A spokeswoman for Camelot said EuroMillions sales were expected to peak towards the end of the day. | A spokeswoman for Camelot said EuroMillions sales were expected to peak towards the end of the day. |
| "It is a busy day both in retailers and online. There is already a sense that it is going to be very busy as people want to play." | "It is a busy day both in retailers and online. There is already a sense that it is going to be very busy as people want to play." |
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| The countries which take part in EuroMillions are the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. | The countries which take part in EuroMillions are the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland. |
| The UK's current biggest lottery win is the £35.4m which Glasgow postal administrator Angela Kelly received in August last year. | The UK's current biggest lottery win is the £35.4m which Glasgow postal administrator Angela Kelly received in August last year. |
| Dolores McNamara, from the Republic of Ireland, won £77m on the EuroMillions on 31 July 2005. | Dolores McNamara, from the Republic of Ireland, won £77m on the EuroMillions on 31 July 2005. |
| The world's biggest lottery winner is Jack Whittaker, from West Virginia, in the US. | The world's biggest lottery winner is Jack Whittaker, from West Virginia, in the US. |
| He scooped nearly $315m (£160m) after winning the multi-state Powerball lottery on Christmas Day 2002. | He scooped nearly $315m (£160m) after winning the multi-state Powerball lottery on Christmas Day 2002. |
| However he chose to take his winnings in one lump sum of $170m (£86m), rather than having the $315m paid over out over 30 years. | However he chose to take his winnings in one lump sum of $170m (£86m), rather than having the $315m paid over out over 30 years. |