The UK’s biggest-ever lottery winner could be crowned in tonight's Euromillions draw. A staggering jackpot of an estimated £184 million is up for grabs.
If a UK ticket-holder matches all the numbers in tonight's draw, they could topple the current British record-holders from the top spot less than two months after their win. Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucester scooped a record-breaking £184 million Euromillions jackpot in May.
Tonight's jackpot winner would become richer than singers Harry Styles, who is worth an estimated £100 million, and Adele, worth an estimated £150 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. A win in the UK would also make the country the luckiest Euromillions nation, overtaking France’s 117 wins to date since the first draw in February 2004.
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A total of 14 UK National Lottery winners have bagged prizes of more than £100 million so far. And, there have already been three UK EuroMillions’ jackpot winners this year alone.
If tonight's prize money was laid out end to end in £50 notes it would be 36 miles (58km) long, stretching all the way from London to Edinburgh, with enough remaining to climb up Arthur’s Seat and down again.
Euromillions is played in nine European countries including the UK. Players are urged to buy their tickets before 7.30pm on Tuesday to be in with a chance to win the life-changing amount of money.
Here's everything you need to know about the Euromillions draw - from your chances at winning, to what happens if nobody wins.
When is the next Euromillions draw and what time will it be held?
The next draw takes place tonight - Tuesday, July 5 - and players have until 7.30pm tonight to purchase their tickets. The draw will be made at around 8.45pm and it will broadcast live on the National Lottery website.
How much does a Euromillions ticket cost?
Each play of the Euromillions costs £2.50. You can enter online on the National Lottery website, or by picking up a lottery ticket at selected shops.
If you play online, you can choose your own lucky numbers or get randomly selected numbers with a Lucky Dip ticket. Each ticket has up to seven lines of numbers that you can play to be in with even more chances.
What are the odds of winning the Euromillions jackpot?
Players choose five balls from a pool of 50 main numbers and two Lucky Stars from a separate pool of 12 numbers. To win the jackpot, a player must match all five main numbers, as well as the two Lucky Stars.
The odds of picking all seven numbers correctly is one in 139,838,160, according to Euromillions. The odds of picking five main numbers and just one Lucky Star - which could win you around £130,000 - are one in 6,991,908.
However, there are 13 different prize tiers, so players who match fewer numbers can also get a cash prize. Overall, the odds of winning a prize in the Euromillions are one in 13.
How much can you win in the Euromillions?
The jackpot tonight is £184 million - but there are smaller amounts of cash up for grabs too. For example, the second-place prize is an estimated £130,500.
If you match all five numbers you could win an estimated £13,561, while matching four main numbers plus both of the Lucky Stars could get you around £844. You could win between £20 and £100 for matching four or five numbers on your ticket.
Three numbers could win you just under a tenner, while matching just two numbers on your ticket could still win you £2.50 - which is the amount it costs to play in the first place.
Also, for every Euromillions ticket you buy, you are automatically entered into the UK Millionaire Maker game, which has a guaranteed winner of £1 million in every draw.
What happens if nobody wins the jackpot?
If no one wins the jackpot tonight, it will be rolled over. The jackpot is capped at €230 million, which operator Camelot estimates will be reached in the draw on Friday, July 8, if it isn't won.
If nobody claims the prize again, the jackpot will stay at the top level until it is won. However, it can only stay at that same level for five draws in total.
On the fifth draw, it must be won. So, if nobody gets the jackpot by matching all seven numbers, it will be shared among the winners who are just one number short. That could result in many new multimillionaires.
How long do you get to claim a prize?
If you have a winning ticket, you have 180 days from the draw date to claim your prize. For players who bought a ticket from a retailer and win a small cash prize, you may be able to claim your cash directly from the shop.
Jackpot winners, and anyone who wins more than £50,000, need to be verified by the National Lottery and will have to claim the money in person. A team of advisers will be on hand to help prize winners navigate the life-changing event.
Camelot offers help to all winners of £50,000 or more, with dedicated advisers available for free and independent financial and legal advice and to answer any questions. While less than 10 per cent of winners opt to go public, those who do – following a discussion with advisers about the pros and cons of their decision – also have the support of Camelot’s press office.
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