Lottery winner comes home to claim €100m jackpot

A LUCKY Belgium resident has returned home from holiday to find themselves €100 million richer after discovering a winning lottery ticket.

The winner of the Euromillions prize, sought since February 9, has been identified as an inhabitant of Belgium’s Flemish north but has decided to remain anonymous, the Belgian national lottery said.

The clock had been ticking on the lucky winner, as their fortune would be returned to the national lottery pot if left unclaimed for 20 weeks, leading to feverish speculation in the Belgian press and much scrabbling behind sofa cushions amongst everyone else.