National Lottery makes urgent appeal for players to check tickets for £177m win

Someone's about to become the third biggest National Lottery winner ever

One mystery ticket out there has won £177 million, after Tuesday night's Euromillions draw.

The mega jackpot will make the ticket owner the third biggest National Lottery winner ever.

The winning numbers were 07, 11, 25, 31, and 40 with Lucky Stars 09, 12.

Allwyn Entertainment, which operates National Lottery, described Tuesday as "a truly incredible night".

Andy Carter, senior winners adviser at the operator, said: “Wow, it has been a truly incredible night for a single UK ticket-holder who has scooped tonight’s jaw-dropping £177 million EuroMillions jackpot. The win has landed them a spot on The National Lottery’s Rich List, as they have become the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time.

"What a wonderful win right before Christmas, and we cannot wait to pay out this amazing prize. Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call if they think they are tonight’s lucky winner."

Unsurprisingly, the news of the win prompted a surge of people heading to the National Lottery website to check the numbers, with some reporting that the site crashed as a result.

One person wrote: "Could be me, but can't log in as the servers are down."

Another said: "Both app and website down."

A third commented: "I got an email saying I’ve one something but can’t check results as servers are down."