The furious player has spoken out, saying this is the lottery's "first time" where a winning prize has been nicked - and the player reckons it has "got to be an inside job".

A UK ticket-holder is set to become the third-biggest National Lottery winner of all time after claiming a £177m jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw. Ticket-holders were urged to check their numbers from the draw a second time after an error led to the publication of the wrong winning numbers online.

Prize winnings of £500 and under can be claimed in store from a National Lottery retailer - that is, an authorised store or outlet where you can purchase lottery tickets, like newsagents, supermarkets and petrol stations. Prizes over £500 and up to and including £50,000 can be claimed online.

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A total of 26 lucky ticket-holders in the UK each scooped £1 million prizes in last Friday’s EuroMillions European Millionaire Maker draw

A claim has been staked for a £177 million EuroMillions jackpot won by a UK ticket-holder, the National Lottery has said. Lottery players had previously been urged to check their tickets after incorrect winning numbers were initially distributed following Tuesday night's draw.

The lucky EuroMillions player has won an incredible £177,033,699.20 making them the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time - the lottery operator has announced

The winner of a £177,033,699.20 EuroMillions jackpot has been found in the UK. It’s the third highest lottery prize ever won the UK, coming behind two jackpots won in 2022. Now the winner of Tuesday’s draw needs to validate their ticket before they can bag the money.