EuroMillions ticket holder could be UK's third-biggest winner with £ 123m prize

A single ticket holder could become the third largest winner of the UK national lottery from an estimated jackpot of 123 million euros.

Friday's huge offer follows a series of successes for UK players in recent months.

Patrick and Frances Connolly of Moira, Co Down, collected nearly £ 115m in the Euro Million New Year's jackpot to become the fourth-largest lottery winner in the UK.

Andrew Clark, 51, of Boston, Lincolnshire, discovered in November that he had earned £ 76 million six weeks after the draw.

In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir, from Ayrshire, became the biggest lottery winners in the UK and throughout Europe, winning more than £ 161 million.

Adrian and Gillian Bayford of Suffolk won more than £ 148 million in August 2012, while the country's highest prize in 2018 was £ 121 million, given to an anonymous winner in April.

Andy Carter, Senior Advisor to the National Lottery winners, said, "Imagine that you are becoming one of the greatest winners of all time in Britain.

"With this giant check, you would have more than enough to change the lives of your loved ones and spend your days traveling the world.

"In fact, you can do just about anything you want.

"Euro Millions players help to collect more than 30 million pounds each week that the National Lottery donates to Good Causes.

"It supports projects, big and small, across the country, including projects ranging from local community projects to safeguarding national heritage."