Euromillions record jackpots

by Agathe Krause Lottery Expert

All the world knows that Euromillions lottery belongs to the lotteries with the record winnings. Euromillions, as one of the most rewarding lotteries in the world in terms of payouts and high probability of winning, offers many popular stories about the Euromillions winners who have become an incredible world sensation. In our overview we want to introduce you Euromillions winners who have hit the biggest European lottery jackpot of 190 million euros.

Experts from Lottostar24 (https://www.lottostar24.com/en) have prepared for you the incredible stories of 3 couples who were able to reach the biggest Euromillions jackpots in the history of Euromillions lottery.

Steve and Lenka Thomson

The first story of record Euromillions winner is about Steve Thomson, building contractor from Great Britain and his wife Lenka from Slovakia. In november 2019 (https://www.lottostar24.com/en/euromillion/draw-results) they won together more than 122 million euros in the Euromillions jackpot. Steve and Lenka, bilingual couple, have 3 children and live in a three-bedroom house in Selsey in West Sussex.

Steve, the 42-year-old Euromillion player and winner, told that he will not to stop working despite his wonderful change in his life. He said his priority would be a new house where he will have 3 bedrooms for his children.

His win (€122,000,000) is the ninth highest in the history of the Euromillions and marks the latest example of British residents being lucky in the European lottery.

Colin and Chris Weir

The year 2011 brought the new record in the history of Euromillions lottery. The couple Colin and Christina (with the nickname Chris) Weir from Scotland were the new record holders of the Euromillions jackpot ever won in the UK. They are still in the top 5 today and their lucky numbers for the July 12th draw were the main numbers 17, 19, 38, 42, 45 and the star numbers 9 and 5.

They were able to win 190 million euros (161 million pounds) and this win is the largest Euromillions winning ever cashed in the UK.

Colin and Chris have been married for over 30 years and have two grown children, but they divorced eight years after their gigantic win (after 38 years of marriage).

Adrian and Gillian Bayford

In August 2012 Adrian (41) and Gillian (40) Bayford won the gigantic jackpot of 190 million euros. Adrian was the owner of a small guitar shop and his wife Gillian was the nurse from Suffolk. After the jackpot had not been hit 14 times in a row they became the richest people in the country. But The Bayfords divorced after 15 months. They divided the assets equally between them. As a result, Gillian moved from Sussex to Dundee. Six years after the Euromillions winning, Gillian remarried in 2018 in a small circle.

Not only gigantic prizes, but also incredible stories of people who won record jackpots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_jackpot_records) in Euromillions lottery are the reason why this lottery belongs to one of the most worthwhile lotteries worldwide, measured by its immense payout sums and the comparatively high probability of winning.