SOMEONE in the UK has scooped almost £25m in the Euromillions Lottery draw, it emerged today.

The lucky winner will receive £24,951,269.40, which is the third largest UK lottery jackpot.

Another ticketholder in Ireland also won the same amount in last night's draw.

"We are absolutely delighted that one UK ticketholder has scooped a £24.9m share of this Euromillions jackpot alongside one ticketholder from Ireland," said a Camelot spokeswoman.

"We have plenty of champagne on ice and are looking forward to welcoming the lucky ticketholder to the National Lottery Millionaires' club.

Camelot bosses are now waiting to see if anyone comes forward to claim the prize.

The UK's biggest ever lottery winner was postal worker Angela Kelly from East Kilbride, near Glasgow, who scooped £35.4m in August 2007.

A ticketholder also won £26.5m in the same month, but kept their details private.

The two winners in last night's Euromillions draw each had the five main numbers and the two lucky star numbers.

Ten others each scooped almost £250,000 for getting five main numbers and one lucky star.