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Someone in the UK is having an extremely lucky Thursday. National Lottery operator Allwyn confirmed one ticketholder has just successfully claimed a more than £83million EuroMillions jackpot. The lucky winner held on to their ticket for 13 days after the January 24 draw, but they’ve now claimed their life-changing £83,474,081.80 prize.

National Lottery has confirmed a claim has been received on the £83,474,081.80 jackpot prize. The EuroMillions draw, which took place on January 24, had gone unclaimed for almost a fortnight. Operator Allwyn said the lucky ticket-holder,

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Someone has claimed a £83,474,081.80 EuroMillions jackpot after it went unclaimed for 13 days, operator Allwyn has confirmed. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

The lucky ticket-holder was in possession of their ticket for 13 days before registering their claim, and the prize has been paid out at the earliest available opportunity