The furious player has spoken out, saying this is the lottery's "first time" where a winning prize has been nicked - and the player reckons it has "got to be an inside job".

A UK ticket-holder is set to become the third-biggest National Lottery winner of all time after claiming a £177m jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw. Ticket-holders were urged to check their numbers from the draw a second time after an error led to the publication of the wrong winning numbers online.

Prize winnings of £500 and under can be claimed in store from a National Lottery retailer - that is, an authorised store or outlet where you can purchase lottery tickets, like newsagents, supermarkets and petrol stations. Prizes over £500 and up to and including £50,000 can be claimed online.

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A total of 26 lucky ticket-holders in the UK each scooped £1 million prizes in last Friday’s EuroMillions European Millionaire Maker draw

A claim has been staked for Tuesday's £177 million EuroMillions jackpot won by a UK ticket-holder, the third biggest National Lottery winner of all time, operator Allwyn said.

A UK ticket-holder has won an incredible £177,033,699.20 - and, if confirmed, the lucky ticket-holder has immediately become the third biggest National Lottery winner.