The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Top 10 National Lottery jackpot wins
The top 10 National Lottery jackpot wins to date are:
In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe’s biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161 million. They made a £1 million donation to the SNP shortly after winning.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk, took home more than £148 million in August 2012.
April 24 2018. A UK ticket-holder stakes a claim for a £121.3 million Euromillions jackpot. The winner has a fortune to almost match Adele’s £125 million or DJ Calvin Harris’s £120 million.
October 2010. A winner takes home just over £113 million but opts to remain anonymous.
Neil Trotter, from south London, won nearly £108 million, going from former car mechanic to multimillionaire in March 2014.
A couple from Cambridgeshire, Dave and Angela Dawes, won more than £101 million on their third go on the Euromillions draw in October 2011. Mr Dawes said he “didn’t sleep a wink” the night of the win, as it was too late to call Camelot after the couple checked their numbers.
A winner scoops more than £93 million in June 2015 but remains anonymous.
An £87.5 million win is paid out in June 2017 but the winner opts to remain private.
An £84.4 million prize won in May 2010 is paid out to a winner who remains anonymous.
The winner of an £81.3 million prize in May 2013 has remained anonymous.