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A ticket bought in the Irish Republic has scooped a record £77m in the National Lottery Euromillions draw.
The prize had reached £77m (112m euros) after nine successive roll-overs, making it the biggest lottery win Europe has seen.
Euromillions tickets are sold in the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Portugal, France, Luxembourg, and Spain.
Friday's winning numbers were 3, 19, 26, 49 and 50, and Lucky Stars 4 and 5.
Lucky Stars
To win the Euromillions jackpot, players need to match five main numbers from 1 to 50 - and 2 Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 9.
Europe's previous biggest lottery draw prize was £72m (105m euros) won on the Italian Superenalotto in May.
The UK's top Euromillions jackpot winner is Marion Richardson, from Gateshead, who won £16.7m on 9 April, 2004, two months after the game was launched.
The largest UK National Lottery jackpot win in history was £42m shared by three ticket holders on 6 January, 1996.
The UK's biggest single winner revealed to date is Iris Jeffrey, from Belfast, who won £20.1m on 14 July, 2004.
The world's largest individual jackpot prize was taken by Andrew Whittaker, who won $314.9m (£197.4m) in the US playing Powerball in 2002.
The prize had reached £77m (112m euros) after nine successive roll-overs, making it the biggest lottery win Europe has seen.
Euromillions tickets are sold in the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Republic of Ireland, Portugal, France, Luxembourg, and Spain.
Friday's winning numbers were 3, 19, 26, 49 and 50, and Lucky Stars 4 and 5.
Lucky Stars
To win the Euromillions jackpot, players need to match five main numbers from 1 to 50 - and 2 Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 9.
Europe's previous biggest lottery draw prize was £72m (105m euros) won on the Italian Superenalotto in May.
The UK's top Euromillions jackpot winner is Marion Richardson, from Gateshead, who won £16.7m on 9 April, 2004, two months after the game was launched.
The largest UK National Lottery jackpot win in history was £42m shared by three ticket holders on 6 January, 1996.
The UK's biggest single winner revealed to date is Iris Jeffrey, from Belfast, who won £20.1m on 14 July, 2004.
The world's largest individual jackpot prize was taken by Andrew Whittaker, who won $314.9m (£197.4m) in the US playing Powerball in 2002.
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