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The £113m EuroMillions winner has now come forward to claim their prize, and decided to remain anonymous.  Lottery Officials have checked the winning ticket, date and location of purchase along with other security details, and now released a cheque for £113,019,926.

Camelot, the National Lottery operator confirmed they were unable to reveal further details, ie: where the winning ticket was purchased, if the winner was an individual or syndicate, due to the winner declaring their wish to remain anonymous.

A spokeswoman for Camelot said, “We are absolutely delighted that the winner has come forward to claim their prize. As with all major jackpot winners, independent financial and legal advice, in addition to ongoing personal support will be available.”

The spokeswoman did not know why it had taken 12 days for the prize to be claimed.  Potentially this has lost the winner £8,500 per day in interest.

According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2010, if the prize has been won by an individual, this will make them the 589 th wealthiest person in Britain, beating well known personalities Rod Stewart and David Bowie.

Extravagances could come in the form of a 12m Ferrari 250 GTO, or a week in a private villa, on the beautiful island of Mustique for £85,000. Even a couple of Boeing 767 airliners would cost around £56m each.  What would YOU do with such a win?

The EuroMillions Lottery is gaining popularity in Great Britain and this has resulted in increased winnings reports.  Previous sizeable EuroMillions lottery winners in the UK this year include an anonymous player who won £84.4m in May, and in February, Nigel Page and Justine Laycock won £56m.

After intervention by Camelot protecting the winner’s rights, the Press Complaints Commission reminded news organisations that they had a duty to respect the winner’s right to remain anonymous.  Although there could be exceptions within the guidelines, if it were in the public interest to identify the winner, the PCC pointed out that the size of the jackpot alone is not a valid reason to reveal their identity!

The PCC went on to mention that in the past nine years, it has not had to intervene in any formal complaints about a lottery winner’s right to anonymity being breached.