Friday's winning numbers were 18, 26, 34, 38 and 42 and the Lucky Star numbers were five and eight A couple from Cambridgeshire have come forward to claim a £101m Euromillions win - the third largest lottery jackpot in UK history.
Camelot said the couple would go public later on Tuesday.The pair were the only winners of the jackpot in Friday's draw and have banked £101,203,600.70.
It is the second major Euromillions win in the UK this year. In July, Colin and Chris Weir from Ayrshire won a record European lottery prize of £161m.
The winners of Friday's jackpot will be revealing their plans for the future at a reception at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath, Hertfordshire.
Rich List UK ticketholders have banked the Euromillions jackpot more than 15 times in the past two years.
Last year two anonymous UK winners scooped £113m and £84m.
The couple's success means they are £1m better off than David Bowie, the 703rd richest person in the country, according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011.
They move ahead of celebrity couples such as Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne (£95m), and Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin (£48m).
The winning numbers were 18, 26, 34, 38 and 42. The Lucky Star numbers were five and eight.
Nine countries participate in Euromillions - the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria.
Ticket sales in all those countries contribute to the Euromillions jackpot.
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