One ticket matched all seven numbers to win £195,707,000 – making them the biggest jackpot winner of all time.
This surpasses the previous record-holders who won £184m in May.
Yorkshire has had its fair share of winners over the years - though none of that magnitude. Here are some of the region's winners over the years...
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Here are some of Yorkshire's biggest lottery winners. Pictured is Barbara and Ray Wragg, who won £8.7million in 2000 and gave most of their money to charity. Photo: The National Lottery
. Alex Dyer - £5.9m
Alex was running a working men's club in Knaresborough at the time of their win in 2003. They purchased a new home in the area, enjoyed several holidays and gave half their winnings away to friends and charities. Alex moved to Spain after John passed away. Photo: The National Lottery
. Alex Best - £1m
Leeds born Alex Best won £1m thanks to the National Lottery back in 2018. After paying off his student loan from University of Bolton, buying a house and purchasing his first car, Alex set about making his career dreams come true by using the money to pursue work in the music industry. Photo: The National Lottery
. The Wraggs - £7.6m
The best-known winners from South Yorkshire are philanthropic couple Ray and Barbara Wragg, who won £7.6million in 2000 and gave away more than £5m of it to friends, family and charities. Sadly, Barbara passed away in 2018 aged 77 – ever since, husband Ray has been fulfilling his wife’s wishes for him to live life to the fullest with their winnings.
13. The Leason's - £1.4m
Elaine and Rob Leason, from Driffield, won £1.4m each in 2005 as part of an 11 person-strong £18.2m Tesco syndicate. The couple have always loved supporting charities and often dress up to spread some Christmas cheer. They were unable to give back in person during the pandemic, but were delighted to be back out on the streets of York again in their festive finery handing out hampers last Christmas. Photo: The National Lottery