The winner of last week’s EuroMillions lottery has come forward to claim their prize, according to the National Lottery. The lucky winner who scooped £84.4 million is now UK’s biggest ever lottery winner and completely overshadows the previous record holder who had won a mere £56 million.

A spokesman for Camelot has said that the owner of the winning ticket has contacted them and they are in the process of verifying the claim. However, it is not known if the winner will choose to remain anonymous. “We are looking forward to welcoming the lucky ticketholder to our millionaires club which is already 2,400 strong. The windfall tops the nation’s recent run of luck with big EuroMillions winners,” said the spokesman. At the moment, it is not known if the winner was an individual or a syndicate.

The winning numbers of the EuroMillions lottery jackpot were 1, 17, 31, 43, 47 and lucky stars 2 and 3. According to the Sunday Time Rich List 2010, if the £84.4 million is won by an individual, it will make them the 789th richest person in the UK with a fortune larger than Sean Connery who is estimated to be worth £80 million and Rowan Atkinson who is worth £70 million.

There were many big winners with last week’s EuroMillions game. 14 players were able to match the five main numbers and one Lucky Star to win an amazing £242,957 each while 22 players matched five numbers to win £43,876 each. Additionally, 135 players matched four main numbers and both Lucky Stars to scoop a prize of £5,107 each.

The past twelve months have been very lucky for British lottery players with several big wins including Nigel Page who, up until last Friday, held the record for UK’s biggest win with £54 million. The next EuroMillions lottery is worth £12,000,000.

We will keep you updated about the winner, so make sure you watch this space!

Written by Kim Watson for Euromillionlottery.com – your source for the latest lottery news