What happens now the EuroMillions £208,000,000 maximum jackpot has been won?

There is a reason why the EuroMillions jackpot must be won soon (Picture: Getty Images/Metro.co.uk)

One lucky person from Ireland has just won the massive £208,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot.

The Irish National Lottery said it was the biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot,the equivalent of €250million and is the country’s 18th winner.

The Irish National Lottery chief executive Cian Murphy urged people to carefully check their EuroMillions tickets.

He said: ‘The details surrounding the winning ticket will be revealed over the coming days.

‘With such a big win we have procedures to follow,but we will reveal the winning location as soon as we can.’

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.The jackpot had been sat at £208,000 for two weeks after it reached its maximum size earlier this month.But what happens to the jackpot now that it has been claimed? We take a look below.

What happens to the EuroMillions jackpot now it has been won?

The draw was capped on Friday,June 6,at £208 million (Picture: Reuters)Now that the £208million jackpot has been won,the prize draw reverts back to the minimum jackpot.This means that people entering the EuroMillions this Friday,June 20,could be in with a chance of winning a top prize of £14million (€17million).If nobody had won last night’s draw,Friday’s draw would become a ‘Must Be Won’ draw in which the prize money would move down a tier until at least one valid ticket could claim the winnings.Last night,three other people matched five numbers and one lucky star to win £6,287,001.20 each.There were 16 others who were lucky enough to match all five numbers but no lucky stars to win £16,119.10.Meanwhile 77 other people matched four main numbers and two lucky stars to win £1,043.20.

Who are the previous British winners of the EuroMillions jackpot?

In the past,many people have been made multimillionaires thanks to the National Lottery.This includes Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucestershire,who won £184 million in 2022.A new wardrobe and drawers for their bedroom were the first buys for the couple.While Colin and Chris Weir won £161 million in 2011,their luck was short-lived.Within a decade of winning the EuroMillions draw the couple,from Largs in North Ayrshire,divorced after 38 years of marriage.Colin died of sepsis and an acute kidney injury a few months later in December 2019,at the age of 71.The largest EuroMillions win ever was a person in Austria who scooped up€250 million (or about £209,000) on March 28,2025.