The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the Euromillions draw played across nine countries.
If it is won by a single ticket-holder, the Ј95m pay-out will be the biggest of its kind in the world.
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Larger prizes have been won in the US, but the actual payouts were lower because of taxes or winners opting for smaller one-off lump sums.
The UK's current biggest lottery win is the Ј35.4m which Glasgow postal administrator Angela Kelly received in August last year.
Dolores McNamara, from the Republic of Ireland, won Ј77m on the Euromillions on 31 July 2005.
The world's biggest lottery winner is Jack Whittaker, from West Virginia, in the US.
He scooped nearly $114m after winning the multi-state Powerball lottery on Christmas Day 2002.
(BBC)
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