Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot Winners

The EuroMillions jackpot reached its limit (at the time) of 230 million Euros ahead of the draw on Friday 8th July, where it remained until Tuesday 19th July when one lucky ticket sold in the UK scooped the entire prize.

The winner claimed their money quickly but no more information was released as they decided not to go public.

If the jackpot had not been won in this draw, a Must Be Won draw would have taken place in the subsequent draw.

This jackpot set a new record for the biggest-ever win in the UK at the time, after soaring to €215 million (£184 million) in the space of just seven and a half weeks in the spring of 2022.

A €130 million Superdraw had been scheduled for late April, but it was effectively postponed as the top prize was already worth more. One more rollover would have pushed the jackpot to its €230 million cap, but a UK ticket holder matched all the numbers on 10th May.

The jackpot was claimed by Joe and Jess Thwaite of Gloucester. They revealed that they still went to work on the day they found out, and decided to go public because they did not want to ‘burden’ others with having to keep their secret.

The jackpot climbed past €200 million after a run of 14 consecutive rollovers, before a single ticket holder from the UK won the lot. It gave them a payout worth £177 million and made them the UK’s third-biggest winner.

The lucky player had 180 days from the draw date to come forward and claim their prize, but they wasted no time and staked their claim within the first 48 hours. It was later confirmed that the winner had decided to stay anonymous, so no more information was released about their identity or even where the ticket was sold.

A lucky ticket holder from the south of France scooped €200 million in this draw, making it the first time in the history of the game that a jackpot exceeding the previous €190 million limit had been hit.

The jackpot reached the limit after a €130 million Superdraw that took place on 20th November rolled over for the six subsequent draws.

It was later revealed that the winner had set up an environmental foundation called Anyama, and planned to use almost all of his money to help fight climate change. Known only as ‘Guy’, he had only bought his ticket so that he could make a difference to the world if he won, and said it was his desire to ‘protect the living and watch over our own future’.

One of the most extraordinary periods in EuroMillions history resulted in one UK ticket holder winning the joint-biggest EuroMillions jackpot ever seen at the time and the biggest lottery prize ever won in the UK up to that point.

After 18 consecutive rollovers the jackpot hit €190 million - which was the cap at the time - on 24th September 2019, before another four draws went by still without a winner. A 'Must Be Won' draw, in which all of the prize money was guaranteed to be given away, took place on Tuesday 8th October and one player matched all the numbers in that draw to win the entire jackpot.

The player staked their claim just a couple of days after the draw and it was later confirmed that they had decided to stay anonymous, so no more details were revealed.