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Britons have just hours remaining to purchase tickets for tonight's EuroMillions draw, which offers a record-breaking £208million jackpot.
The prize would represent the largest lottery win in UK history, surpassing all previous National Lottery records.
The massive jackpot has accumulated after Friday's draw failed to produce any winners across Europe.
National Lottery operator Allwyn confirmed the unprecedented sum is available for tonight's draw on Tuesday, June 10 with Britons having until 6.30pm to enter the draw.
The jackpot has reached its cap of €250million, having rolled over continuously since April 8.
There's a record prize on the line tonight
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A single UK winner would instantly become wealthier than celebrities including Dua Lipa and Harry Kane, according to lottery officials.
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at Allwyn, said: "Tuesday sees the £208million EuroMillions jackpot still up for grabs.
"A win of this magnitude would create the biggest National Lottery winner this country has ever seen, making a single UK winner instantly richer than the likes of Dua Lipa and Harry Kane while also landing them at the number one spot on the National Lottery's biggest wins list."
The extraordinary prize has captured public attention, with many expected to rush to purchase tickets before tonight's draw.
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Carter explained that because the jackpot has reached its maximum cap, additional funds will now enhance lower-tier prizes rather than increasing the top prize further.
"The EuroMillions jackpot is now capped, so any money that would have gone into increasing the jackpot now boosts prizes in the next winning prize tier, meaning that we could see multiple UK players banking huge prizes for matching just the five main numbers and one Lucky Star," Carter added.
Friday's draw did produce one UK millionaire despite no jackpot winner. The ticket-holder matched five main numbers and one Lucky Star, securing £2.02million.
The Thunderball draw on Friday also failed to produce a top prize winner. No players matched the five Thunderball numbers - 03, 14, 31, 32, 34 - and the Thunderball number 06 to claim the £500,000 jackpot.
Lottery experts have offered guidance for hopeful ticket buyers, though statistics show no method provides better odds.
The Midlands has produced more than 1,000 millionaires since the National Lottery launched in 1994, making it the UK's luckiest region.
UK players have historically performed well in EuroMillions draws.
Analysis from lottery.co.uk reveals British winners claimed approximately 26 per cent of all jackpots between September 2016 and the present, with 46 out of 172 going to UK ticket holders.