Third biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot could make tonight's winner richer than Lewis Hamilton, Adele and the Clooneys by scooping £141million

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The current biggest UK winners are Colin and Chris Weir, who bagged £161million in 2011

A £141million EuroMillions jackpot could make a ticket-holder the UK's third biggest ever lottery winner tonight.

The mammoth jackpot would make a single player who matched all five numbers and two Lucky Stars the 793rd richest person on the Sunday Times Rich List.

Among the names the winner would rise above in the wealth rankings are George Clooney and Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, were both joint 837th on the list with a new worth of £131million, and singing sensation Adele, who is 875th with £125million.

Players have until 7.30pm on Tuesday to buy a ticket, Camelot said.

If claimed tonight, the EuroMillions £141million jackpot would be the first to be won in 2018 and the third biggest win ever in the UK.

It comes as a family of four from Bristol won a £18.1million Lotto jackpot after matching all six numbers on Saturday.

Dennis, 87, and Shirley Banfield, 83, announced the life-changing win along with their daughters Tina, 54, and Karen, 51, after matching six numbers on a Lucky Dip.

An emotional Mr Banfield revealed that he and his wife had been buying tickets for years in a bid to make sure his children were 'financial secure forever'.

Dennis, 87, and Shirley, 83 appeared in front of the press with their daughters Tina and Karen to announce their win in Wotton Under Edge, Glocs

Dennis Banfield, 87, breaks down in tears during the press conference alongside his wife and two children

The father-of-two, who uses a walking stick, bought the winning ticket at his local newsagent and kept it as usual in a diary ready to check the day after the draw.

He checked them on Sunday and when Shirley read them out she said 'who'd have those numbers?' and her husband of 60 years replied: 'I do'.

He also said they were in no rush to leave the family home they have lived in for half a century, but was 'quite tempted' by a chauffeur-driven car due to his 'dodgy knee'.

The family, from Bristol, said the shock win would help them travel to international sporting fixtures, buy new cars and enjoy a stress-free future. 

Mr Banfield, who worked for 40 years at South West Electricity Board, said: 'All that has ever mattered to Shirley and I is that the girls are OK.

Dennis, 87, and Shirley Banfield, 83, announced their win along with their daughters Tina and Karen after matching six numbers during a Lucky Dip

'We joke that it's just a matter of time and we are playing the lottery for them, so that they are financially secure forever. To know they are is a wonderful feeling.

The biggest lottery win in the UK - and across Europe - remains that of Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, North Ayrshire, who scooped a £161,653,000 EuroMillions jackpot in July 2011.

Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, won £148,656,000 in 2012 and an anonymous ticket-holder won £113million in October 2010.

In 2017, there were seven UK jackpot-winning tickets, one of which belonged to Welsh syndicate The Catering Girls, who shared a £25million jackpot in November.

Andy Carter, the National Lottery's senior winners' adviser, said: 'With a £141million win, you could live the life normally reserved for the rich and famous, including rock stars. 

Among the names the winner would rise above in the wealth rankings are Formula One star Lewis Hamilton (left), singing sensation Adele (right) and George and Amal Clooney

'It would afford anyone the kind of lifestyle that most can only dream of.

'EuroMillions players help raise around £30million for National Lottery Good Causes each and every week.

'This supports projects big and small across the country, including funding everything from local community projects to some of Team GB's athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.'

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Here are the six previous biggest UK winners of the EuroMillions draw so far

1. In July 2011, Colin and Chris Weir became Europe's biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161million.

The couple, who have been married for 30 years, said they were ‘not scared’ of the wealth because they were going to have ‘so much fun’ with the money.

The pair, a retired TV cameraman and a retired psychiatric nurse, from Largs, in Ayrshire, said their children Carly, a photography student, and Jamie, a call centre worker, would be bought their own homes and cars.

The family made a £1million donation to the SNP shortly after winning.

Colin and Chris Weir became Europe's biggest lottery winners when they scooped more than £161million in 2011

2. Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk, took home more than £148 million in August 2012.

The marriage ended just 15 months into their new jackpot winning lives, citing the stress of the money as the reason they needed to split.

At the time, a spokesman for Mrs Bayford said: 'Gillian Bayford confirms that her marriage to Adrian has broken down irretrievably and they have separated.'

It came after Mrs Bayford was forced to deny she had an affair with the couple's gardener, Chris Tovey. 

Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk, took home more than £148 million in August 2012

3. An anonymous ticket-holder took home £121m

4. Patrick and Frances Connolly from County Armagh scooped the entire £115million EuroMillions jackpot on New Year's Day 2019

5. An unnamed ticket-holder claimed just over £113million in October 2010, and chose not go public. 

6. Neil Trotter, from south London, won nearly £108million, going from former car mechanic to multimillionaire in March 2014.

Neighbours in Croydon described he and partner Nicky Ottaway moved out ‘almost overnight’ after they scooped the EuroMillions jackpot last March.

Mr Trotter admitted at the time that he was like his namesake, Del Boy Trotter from Only Fools And Horses.

Neil Trotter, with partner Nicky Ottaway, won nearly £108million, going from former car mechanic to multimillionaire in March 2014

7. A couple from Cambridgeshire, Dave and Angela Dawes, won more than £101million on their third go on the EuroMillions draw in October 2011.

Mr Dawes said he 'didn't sleep a wink' the night of the win, as it was too late to call Camelot after the couple checked their numbers.

Last year, the couple were taken to court by his son, an Afghanistan veteran, Michael Dawes, 32, who said he was 'ungenerous in spirit'.

But a judge ruled the millionaire father does not need to keep bailing out his son, who burnt through £1.6million in two years, and came back for more, failing to heed his stepmother's advice to stop eating at the Ritz and go to McDonald's instead.

8. A UK winner got a £93 million payout in June 2015, but decided to remain anonymous.

Dave and Angela Dawes won more than £101million on their third go on the EuroMillions draw in October 2011