UK ticket wins £111m EuroMillions jackpot: what happens next

One ticket, £111.7 million

A single UK ticket matched all five numbers and both Lucky Stars in the EuroMillions draw on Friday 25 September 2026. Nobody else in Europe did, so the whole jackpot of £111,709,000 goes to one person or one syndicate.

The numbers were 11, 12, 15, 38 and 49, with Lucky Stars 10 and 12. The chance of that on one line is 1 in 139,838,160. You can see the full prize breakdown on our EuroMillions results page.

Has the winner come forward?

Yes. Within a couple of days of the draw, reports confirmed that the ticket holder had been in touch with the National Lottery to claim. Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at operator Allwyn, said: “Huge congratulations to our latest massive winner.”

We don’t know who they are or where they bought the ticket. The prize is checked before it’s paid, and after that the winner decides whether to go public. Most big winners don’t. Our guide to staying anonymous after a win explains how that works.

Where it ranks

It’s the equal 14th biggest National Lottery prize ever won, and the 21st prize of £100 million or more to go to a UK player. It’s also the third UK EuroMillions jackpot of 2026, after £181 million on 10 March and a £125 million jackpot shared with a French ticket on 21 April.

Here’s how it compares with some of the UK’s best-known EuroMillions wins:

• £195,707,000 on 19 July 2022, an anonymous winner and still the UK record
• £184,262,899 for Joe and Jess Thwaite in May 2022
• £161,653,000 for Colin and Chris Weir in July 2011
• £114,969,775 for Frances and Patrick Connolly on New Year’s Day 2019, almost exactly the same size as this one

What happens to the winner now

A win this big comes with a lot of support. After the claim is checked, the National Lottery usually sends a winners’ adviser to explain the next steps and offers access to independent financial and legal advice.

• The money is paid in full. UK lottery wins are tax-free, although interest on it is taxable
• Going public is optional, and many winners take weeks to decide
• Most winners move house and help family first. Here’s what lottery millionaires actually buy
• Our first 24-hour checklist covers the steps any big winner should take

How much is £111.7 million, really?

It works out at about £306,000 for every day of the year. Spread over 50 years, it’s more than £2.2 million a year without earning a penny of interest.

Want to see how long a jackpot like this would last on your own spending plan? Try it in our win planner.

What’s next for EuroMillions

Once a jackpot is won, it resets. At the time of writing, the Tuesday 29 September draw was not won, so the jackpot rolled over to Friday 2 October. Check the latest figure on our next draws page, and if you’re new to the game, read how to play EuroMillions.

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