The UK winner of a £121.3m EuroMillions jackpot – the third biggest prize of its kind paid out to a British lottery player – has decided to remain anonymous.
Camelot, which runs the lottery, said no details would be released about the person who won the fortune in Tuesday’s draw.
Andy Carter, a lottery spokesman, said: “It is great to be able to help this ticket-holder celebrate their amazing life-changing prize. They are the third biggest winner this country has ever seen and we will now support them as they begin to enjoy their stunning win.”
Last year UK players won or shared seven EuroMillions jackpots. In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe’s biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161m, and in August 2012 Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk, took home more than £148m.
This month a cross-party committee of MPs said the Gambling Commission should force Camelot to change the way it runs the national lottery to ensure more money goes to good causes.
A report by the public accounts committee said the money raised by the lottery for charitable causes had risen by 2% between 2009-10 and 2016-17, while Camelot’s annual profits had soared by 122% to £71m over the same period.
The MPs also said the lottery licence, which runs until 2023, was overly long and inflexible.
