Worth £ 161 million (U.S. $ 258.4 million), but still unclaimed, a Briton who has a lottery ticket that will place them among the richest people in the country.
When the recipient of the fate of Europe’s biggest lottery win to date not claim the prize, he or she will be launched directly to the list of the 500 richest people in the UK is at number 430, the Change the likes of Sir Tom Jones and David Bowie down a notch in the “Rich List”.
The ticket is worth only £ 4 million less than the fortunes of the royal show of David and Victoria Beckham business. The winner will be twice as rich as the Hollywood legend Sir Sean Connery Scottish and Roger Taylor, drummer of rock band Queen.
The lucky player matched all five main numbers and both lucky stars to land the bumper prize Tuesday million drawing. No word yet if the overnight multi-millionaire is an individual or a lottery pool, or where they are.
The massive pot was crowned after a series of rollovers, which made the biggest yet in the UK and Europe.
The exact amount to be claimed by the winner is £ 161,653 million (U.S. $ 261,188,571 million dollars). Two other UK based players won £ 1.7m lottery after matching five numbers and a star.
A spokesman for the UK National Lottery proclaimed: “This is incredible news -. We are absolutely delighted that a UK-ticket holder picked up the prize of all”
Previously, the largest lottery winner in the UK was an anonymous player who said £ 113 million in the Euromillions in October last year.
But the prospect of a mass landing, which changes the lives of payment may be the reason for the ticket holder has not yet been presented. Dr Rick Norris, Chartered Psychologist and author of Think yourself happy, said he suddenly gave a lot of money effectively could ruin the life of the recipient.
“It’s a total surprise,” he said. “This person is going through a big change in lifestyle. It is mind-numbing number of changes and decisions that person will have.
“To be parachuted into this world, they feel like foreigners. You can not mix with people they knew beforehand. It can be very traumatic for them.
“There are a lot of testimonies from people who have won the lottery and gone to suffer from depression. Those who are best suited to those who accept it are quickly your life will never be the same. They also tend to be very sensitive your money. ”
He said one of the main problems that come from giving up their jobs and efficiency are adrift in a sea of luxury.
“The work gives us social contact, many of our friends are the people we work with, so it would be separated from their immediate social group,” he said.
“Secondly, the structure of every day going. However much we may complain of work helps us to structure our week and gives us purpose. Remove the work and you may find that depression follows.
“The third thing is that the work is usually fuels our sense of self worth, and if you do not have jobs to be lost. The fourth work, we are given a difference in our day of rest.”
There have been many examples of unhappy endings for the winners of the lottery. Stuart Donnelly, Glasgow, won 1.9 million pounds at age 17 in 1997, becoming the youngest winner of the lottery at that time. A college student living in a council estate, the victory made him a prisoner. Last year, was found dead at the age of 29 at his home in Castle Douglas.
The winning EuroMillions numbers on Tuesday were 17, 19, 38, 42 and 45 and the Lucky Stars were 9 and 10.
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