Your number's up: Record lottery wins from around the world

World's largest single-ticket win:

18 February, 2006: Powerball, US

209.6m ($365m)

Eight co-workers from Nebraska

World's largest individual win:

24 December, 2002: Powerball, US

197.4m ($314m)

Jack Whittaker jnr, West Virginia

Europe's largest win:

22 August, 2009: SuperEnalotto, Italy

128.3m (146.9m)

Player from Tuscany

Britain's largest win:

12 February, 2010: EuroMillions

56m

Nigel Page and Justine Laycock from Gloucestershire

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