Rock star fortune as £113m win claimed

The winner, from the draw on Friday October 8, is deciding whether or not to go public with the windfall. Their 113,019,926 jackpot is the biggest prize paid out in the UK and the ticket-holder sits at the top of the UK's National Lottery Rich List.

The overnight millionaire will immediately become the 589th wealthiest person in Britain, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2010, and will be wealthier than stars like Rod Stewart, David Bowie or Phil Collins.

A spokeswoman for Camelot said a winning ticket had been produced and verified.

The lottery operator had revealed on Tuesday it had received more than 1,000 lost ticket claims. The claims include some from people who have admitted they do not even know whether the ticket they mislaid matched the winning numbers.

One unnamed pensioner who believed her husband threw away her winning ticket was reported to have a written record of her "win". She told reporters that although she had noted down her winning numbers after buying a EuroMillions ticket, her husband had binned it by the time she realised her good fortune.

If the ticket-holder decides to remain anonymous then no further details, including the location where the winning ticket was purchased, will be revealed.

Shopping sprees could include splashing out on a 12m Ferrari 250 GTO, a week in a private villa on Mustique for a cool 85,000, or a couple of private jets – a Boeing 767 costs around 56m.

High street banks are offering 2.75 per cent on standard savings accounts at the moment and this would net the winners 8,500 a day in interest alone.

The winning numbers were 9, 30, 35, 39 and 46, with lucky stars 6 and 8.