EuroMillions lottery winner: UK lottery player wins £177m in EuroMillions draw - what happens when you win?

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A UK player of EuroMillions has won £177m - Allwyn’s Andy Carter details what happens when you win the lottery.

A lucky UK lottery player has won £177m in the EuroMillions draw.

The winning numbers were 07, 11, 25, 31 and 40, with Lucky Stars 09, 12. Entrants have been urged to check their tickets.

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If one player has won, rather than a syndicate, they will become richer than Harry Styles and Adele - who have fortunes of £175m and £170m respectively.

What happens when you win the lottery?

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at Allwyn - the company who operates the lottery - says on checking a lottery ticket and having the winning numbers, you should ring the number on the back of the ticket. Your call will then go through to a call centre who will take your details, before passing the details on to Allwyn - who would then give you a call back.

On this call, they would talk you through the process, check your bank details and the ID you have - all the time remembering to consider the shock the caller may be in. Allwyn would then come to visit you, normally a few days after the call, to complete the paperwork and pay the funds into your bank account within two working days.

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