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First of two winners comes forward to claim record Lotto jackpot

One of two winning ticket-holders for Saturday night's historic Lotto has come forward to claim their share of the £66 million jackpot, Camelot has confirmed.

The two winners, who both matched six winning numbers, will take home £33 million each.

The winning Lotto numbers were: 58, 47, 27, 46, 52, 26 and the bonus number was 48.

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Last-minute rush to grab tickets for historic Lotto draw

The draw takes place from 9.55pm. Credit: PA

At least 400 tickets were sold every second in the last hours before sales stopped for Saturday's historic Lotto draw, operator Camelot said.

A record-breaking estimated jackpot of £57.8 million is up for grabs, with hopeful buyers snapping up tickets in the rush before 7.30pm, when sales stopped.

The "unprecedented" sales caused problems for the National Lottery website, with many people complaining they could not buy tickets online.

TV star Noel Edmonds will push the button to start the draw, which will be aired on BBC One at 9.55pm.

The Deal Or No Deal host, who presided over the first ever draw in November 1994, said: "I was honoured to be asked to host the first National Lottery draw and I'm proud to be pushing the button tonight on such a historic occasion."

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