A UK ticket holder has become the third EuroMillions player in the space of just four draws to claim the jackpot. Picking up a prize of £25.4 million, the lucky player correctly matched the numbers 5, 12, 17, 33, 41 and the Lucky Stars 4 and 9 to land the 19th jackpot of the year. There is no doubting that 2017 has been an excellent year for EuroMillions players, with UK fans in particular excelling when it comes to claiming the game’s premium prize. The National Lottery’s senior winners’ advisor, Andy Carter, was quick to express his joy as yet another Brit landed the coveted reward: “Just one week after a £15 million winner we now have another UK ticket holder banking a giant EuroMillions jackpot.” Carter also confirmed that this was the UK’s seventh winner this year and the 70th since the game was first played in February 2004. This latest flurry has seen the island nation tighten its grip on third place in the winners’ table, four clear of Portugal in fourth and 14 behind Spain in second. France still leads the way with 87 wins from a total of 378 victories.
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