Camelot awards Britain's biggest ever lottery win of £35.1m
A National Lottery spokesman says 'This lucky ticket-holder can now start to enjoy their life-changing Lotto jackpot win'
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Your support makes all the difference.National Lottery organisers, Camelot, have validated and paid out the biggest Lotto prize ever won by a single winner.
At £35.1 million, this win beats the record-breaking January jackpot of £66 million which was split between two ticket holders.
The sole winner of the 4 April jackpot who guessed all six numbers correctly has chosen to stay anonymous.
A National Lottery spokesman said: "This lucky ticket-holder can now start to enjoy their life-changing Lotto jackpot win."
Unlike winners in the United States who can be taxed up to 40% - all lottery prizes goes to the lucky ticket holder are tax-free.
In the same Lotto draw, nobody matched five numbers plus the bonus ball, but 35 people matching five numbers won £1,914 each.
There were 2,769 winners who matched four balls and they will take home £156 each.
Matching three numbers each, 70,801 tickets scooped £25.
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