EuroMillions results: UK winner successfully claims £123m prize - and will remain anonymous

Euromillions: It was one of the luckiest nights ever for UK players (Picture: Shutterstock)

The UK ticket-holder who scooped a £123 million EuroMillions jackpot - the third biggest ever - has chosen to remain anonymous, Camelot said today.

The operator of the National Lottery confirmed it has validated and paid out the huge prize - won with the numbers 25, 27, 39, 42 and 46, and the Lucky Stars 11 and 12.

The winner of the jackpot, which is the third-biggest win ever in the UK, has opted to remain anonymous after the win.

Camelot said it had a duty of care to protect the anonymity of all National Lottery winners and that it would not release further details about the ticket holder's claim.

National Lottery has paid out the £123m prize (Getty Images)

The single UK ticket holder's newly won fortune will catapult them into the Sunday Times Rich List of the 1,000 wealthiest people living in the UK or with British business links.

In the New Year's Day draw, Patrick and Frances Connolly from Northern Ireland won the £114.9 million EuroMillions jackpot.

Ade Goodchild landed a £71 million prize in March, while another anonymous ticket holder bagged £35.2 million in April.

The biggest ever UK lottery winners are Colin and Chris Weir from Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland, who won £161 million in July 2011.