UK ticket holder wins £181m EuroMillions jackpot

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c743gk3gdljo

Posted by Glanza

36 Comments

  1. callsignhotdog on

    A lot of people just had a brief surge of hope that will make their day at work that much more unbearable.

    (It’s me, I’m a lot of people).

  2. Seriously_oh_come_on on

    Just checked my junk mail after reading this because my notification wasn’t in my inbox. Excitement turned to disappointment rapidly.

  3. Had a notificaton I’d won a prize.

    Excitement ensued for a minute before the £5.40 disappointment was confirmed.

  4. Significant_Fig_436 on

    I had a notification that I’ve won something last night , haven’t checked yet . Sat here dreaming with a morning cuppa

  5. Wonderful-Medium7777 on

    I truly hope it’s not been won by an already millionaire and it’s gone to someone who is in dire need. Imagine though if this was split so 181 people could win a million each… the lives it could change.

  6. Significant-Fig2485 on

    Had a little skip then while I checked my ticket ,, oh well restart the mixer

  7. UmAhkchuallySweaty on

    I hope lots of Redditors now tell us how they’d invest the lot and fill up their pension if it was them.

  8. would you like to see the total jackpot split equally across all winning lines (yes headline pot would be lower ) just reframe it as total pot share?

    all can say you won the jackpot but had to share could pay out higher amount for winning lines

  9. I really wish these lottery things ould go from 1 person winning more money than they know what to do with to 181 people winning a million each. Then Id buy a ticket

  10. how quickly do jackpot winners get notified? is it like same evening as soon as they’ve double checked?

  11. CanaryWundaboy on

    Saw this thread on Reddit, checked my emails to find my inbox stuck on loading; the last email from yesterday. Couldn’t log into the lottery app coz my VPN was on. Cue “what if…oh my god…”. Nope, nothing. Nadda. Off to work then…

  12. SpottedDicknCustard on

    I hope whoever has it has a grand time with their winnings.

    Staggering amount of money though, can’t really fathom that.

  13. Biggest win I’ve had was £1000 on the postcode lottery. I think it’s the lowest amount you can win before they try to send some z list celeb to your house with cameras (so grateful for that).

  14. I had a dream the other night that I won £3 billion on the lottery, wishful thinking lol

  15. Autumn_Raven13 on

    I have an email saying I’ve won a prize. Not ready for the disappointment yet, so i’m not going to check on my winnings until later. Just enjoying being schrodinger’s millionaire for a bit first 😂

  16. KernowKermit on

    I find dreaming about these kinds of wins in a fairly serious manner actually helps me decide what I do want out of life. Like, what would you really do with that money? My answer has changed over the years. I used to think I’d just spend my life like I was on holiday. But then I wouldn’t have anyone to do it with apart from my wife, and somebody has to look after the children, dog etc.

    Now I think I’d just like to give up work, and become a small business investor in my local community. Wouldn’t that be amazing to be able to help other people make their dreams come true?

  17. That’s ok, I’ll be happy to be one of the *lucky* 13 on Friday’s raffle prize

  18. Based on a 3% interest rate, whoever won will already have made another £15k today.

  19. Typical_Warthog_2660 on

    That notification buzz always gives you a wild moment of hope, doesn’t it? Back to reality and the grind, I guess.

  20. If this is how I find out I’m rich, I’ll give everyone in this thread as of posting 10:18am (119 comments) a grand.

  21. IntrepidTangerine434 on

    Hope was there and almost immediately dashed as soon I admitted to myself that I didn’t even buy a ticket

  22. They’ll have a great week.

    Top the car up.
    Order a curry.
    Pop the heating on.

    They’ll have a few hundred quid left over.

  23. Chilled-Fridge on

    Mildly infuriating because I wouldn’t have won anyway, but twice now I’ve thought I bought a ticket on the app, and the next day I find out it didn’t go through.

    They need a better UI because there was a one in a billion zillionth chance that could’ve been me!

  24. I like to play Schrödingers millionaire. I have an email telling me I have won something. Deep down I know it’s £2.50, but until I actually log in to my account it could be £181m.

  25. Why-R-Your-Eyes-Red on

    Omg it was me!!! Happy to share my winnings, send me £100 first so I know you’re not a bot and I’ll give you back 100x