Imagine waking up to find out that you're one of the richest UK lottery winners in history.
Not only could you afford just about anything you wanted, you'd have the almost seven times Christiano Ronaldo's annual salary- or almost 5,000 years worth of the average UK salary.
One lucky winner could be bragging about just that after lottery operator Camelot has confirmed that someone in the UK has just won the country's biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot, reports The Manc.
The single UK-bought ticket was for a whopping £184 million.
The winning EuroMillions numbers were 3, 25, 27, 28 and 29, plus the Lucky Star numbers 4 and 9, and the National Lottery has confirmed this week that one lucky ticket matched all seven numbers to win a total of £184,262,899.10 in prize money.
The win places the ticket-holder at the top of the National Lottery’s rich list.
Only 14 players have ever won a jackpot of more than £100 million, with the previous record-holder an anonymous winner of £170 million in October 2019, according to the National Lottery.
In an attempt to put this astronomical figure into perspective, the National Lottery explains that this jackpot is more than the estimated net worth of the singer Ed Sheeran, the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, or the combined wealth of two of the Premier League's top footballers, Harry Kane and Paul Pogba.
Someone in the UK has just won the country's biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot / Credit: WallpaperFlare
It could also potentially buy you four large Caribbean islands, or multiple houses on The Bishops Avenue in London - which is known as one of the most expensive streets in the world.
The National Lottery is now urging people to check their tickets following the win.
Speaking on the monumental win this week, Andy Carter - Senior winners’ Adviser at the National Lottery - said: "What an amazing night for one UK ticket-holder who has scooped the incredible £184m EuroMillions jackpot.
"They have become the UK’s biggest ever national lottery winner.
"Players are urged to check their tickets and give us a call if they think they are tonight’s lucky winner."
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Channel 4 is looking for people from Yorkshire to play world’s biggest game of hide and seek
'Cunning' Yorkshire residents are wanted to take part in the world's biggest game of hide and seek, as a popular reality competition show returns.
The Hunt: Prey vs Predator is coming back to Channel 4, and producers have now put out a nationwide casting call for contestants to take part.
People from Yorkshire - particularly Leeds and Sheffield - are being urged to put an application in.
Described as being an 'exciting' reality series, The Hunt: Prey vs Predator is a psychological competitive adventure show where players are tasked with tracking down and hunting their rivals in the ultimate game of cat and mouse in the wild.
Produced by CPL Productions Ltd - the BAFTA award-winning production company behind Married At First Sight UK and Love is Blind UK - the show's creators are now calling on 'cunning' people with the charm and skill to compete to get in touch and apply for the upcoming series.
Channel 4 is looking for people from Yorkshire to play world's biggest game of hide and seek / Credit: Channel 4
A casting call on the Channel 4 website simply reads: "Do you want to play the world's biggest, most exciting game of hide and seek?
"If you have the cunning, charm, and skill to compete, we want to hear from you."
Think you've got what it takes? Applications for the next series of The Hunt: Prey vs Predator are now open, and all you need to do is fill in a short application form and one of the production team will get back to you if they would like to proceed.
Producers will only be accepting applicants who are aged 18 and over, and the closing date for applications is 1 September 2026.
Reverend and the Makers drop ‘fantastic’ new track featuring Robbie Williams
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Sheffield legend and all-round Yorkshire favourite, Jon McClure, debuted a new Reverend and the Makers song with none other than the one and only Robbie Williams.
What a collaboration.
Reverend and the Makers' new album, Is This How Happiness Feels?, is just around the corner, and we've already heard a couple of great singles from the latest record, but we'd be lying if we weren't left very excited when we saw Robbie's name on the tracklist.
It also looks to have served as yet another reminder that, just like Jon himself, he just seems like a sound bloke who loves making music.
Buzzin’ me tits off with this.
I met Rob in 2002 when he came into the health club I was working at. He asked me
The early reviews coming in have proved unsurprisingly positive, too, with one user writing on socials before it was even dropped: "Hold on.... WHAT?? This is ICONIC!!! I need to listen to this song..."
Others went on to describe the partnership as "Two wonderful and inimitable voices", with others describing it as an "absolute earworm" and "a total vibe", just to name a couple of examples.
The general consensus among fans seems to be that it's a "quality tune".
For anyone wondering how the two teaming up came about, besides the pop icon himself having recently released his new BRITPOP project, the 52-year-old also sat down with McClure on an episode of the Game's Gone podcast with his brother Chris, a.k.a. 'Steve Bracknall', last year.
The two have clearly stayed pally ever since, with another going on to add: "Wonderful song. Fingers crossed Robbie joins you to sing it at Leigh! That would be ace. Then you can sing You Again with Katie. I'm so excited."
Safe to say that loyal followers of the Steel City veterans and casuals alike will be hoping to hear this one live; as for whether or not Mr Williams will be joining them, we'll have to wait and see.
As mentioned, the eighth Reverend and the Makers studio LP is landing very soon, due for release on Friday, May 8; it also features the likes of actor and Day Fever collaborator Vicky McClure (no relation), in case you haven't heard it already.
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