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EuroMillions: Gloucester couple revealed as £184m lottery winners

The UK's biggest ever EuroMillions lottery winners have been revealed as a couple from Gloucester who scooped £184m.

Joe and Jess Thwaite won a record-breaking £184,262,899 with a lucky dip last week.

Jess, 44, and Joe, 49, said that they struggled to get a phone signal when claiming their win.

The previous record was held by an anonymous winner, who banked £170m in October 2019.

19 May 2022

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