UK ticket-holder wins record 190 million euro lottery

Agence France-Presse

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It beats a 185-million euro jackpot scooped by a Scottish couple in July 2011

PARIS, France – A ticket-holder in Britain has won a record 190 million euros (over $230 million) in the Euro Millions lottery, the Francaise des Jeux announced on Friday.

It beats a 185-million-euro jackpot scooped by a Scottish couple in July last year who then became Europe’s biggest ever lottery winners.

The previous British record jackpot holder, who won 129 million euros in October 2010, chose to remain anonymous.

The Euro Millions lottery, launched in 2004, is now played by nine countries across western Europe: Austria, Belgium, Britain, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. – Agence France-Presse

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