YESTERDAY's EuroMillions draw saw two lucky Brits scoop over ￡11million each - becoming overnight millionaires.
Yesterday’s numbers were 7, 19, 35, 42, 43, while the Lucky Stars were 7 and 9.
And Tuesday night's Thunderball draw results were 19, 10, 1, 28, 14 and the Thunderball was 3.
And tonight, the Lotto draw will see Brits playing for the chance to pocket a jackpot of ￡2million.
The draw will take place at 8pm, with a Thunderball game taking place shortly after at 8.15pm.
All National Lottery and Euro Millions draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the day of the draw.
Read our National Lottery live blog below for the latest updates...
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 7 minutes ago
HOW LONG DO WINNERS HAVE TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE MONEY?
Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize.
In Austria, winners have a whole three years to claim the prize before it is returned to the lottery and used to fund boosted prizes.
Belgian winners, on the other hand, only have around 140 days before the money is returned to the Belgian National Lottery.
The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg.
Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain all have around 90 days to tell the world they’ve won.
Read the article in full here.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 38 minutes ago
EXPLAINED: WHEN ARE THE LOTTO DRAWS?
The Lotto draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Punters will be able to watch the draw as it is streamed live on the National Lottery website and on YouTube .
The Lotto jackpot can only be rolled over five times.
If the top prize is not won on the fifth rollover, there’s a “rolldown” which means the jackpot is shared by players matching two or more main numbers.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 02:00
EUROMILLIONS WINNER ADRIAN BAYFORD’S SON, 13, HAS A ‘LONG WAY TO GO’ AS HE WAKES FROM INDUCED COMA
The Sun on Sunday revealed Cameron, 13, was hit by a car driven by his sister Aimee, 15, while riding the machine.
They were playing in the grounds of ￡148million jackpot winner Adrian’s Cambridgeshire mansion.
Cameron was fighting for life and friends of the family last night said he now faces a lengthy recovery.
One pal said: “Cameron has been taken out of the induced coma by doctors but there is still a long way to go.”
The lad was recovering with his dad and mum Gillian, Adrian’s ex-wife, by his bedside.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 01:30
THE TOP FIVE BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS IN THE WORLD
￡1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize ￡1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline ￡633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin ￡625.76 million (Powerball) Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017 ￡575.53 million (Powerball) A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 01:00
HOW DOES THUNDERBALL WORK?
Players must pick five main numbers from 1 to 39 and on Thunderball number which ranges from 1 to 14.
Prizes may be won by matching the main numbers, but those who also match with the Thunderball will win a larger prize.
If a player matches with the Thunderball only, they could win ￡3, but if they have match all five numbers and the Thunderball, they could scoop ￡500,000.
Draws take place at 8.15pm four times a week – on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays – and are shown on the National Lottery website and YouTube.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 00:30
HOW LONG DO WINNERS HAVE TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE MONEY?
Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize.
In Austria, winners have a whole three years to claim the prize before it is returned to the lottery and used to fund boosted prizes.
Belgian winners, on the other hand, only have around 140 days before the money is returned to the Belgian National Lottery.
The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg.
Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain all have around 90 days to tell the world they’ve won.
Read the article in full here.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 00:00
MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 23:30
HOW DOES THE NATIONAL LOTTERY WORK
The National Lottery raises money to go to many ‘good causes’ and have helped give out numerous grants to those that need it most.
On their website they state: “We retain around just 1% of revenue in profit, while around 95% of total revenue goes back to winners and society. More so, we run one of the most cost-efficient major lotteries in Europe, with around 4% of total revenue spent on operating costs.
“To date, National Lottery players have helped to raise over ￡43 billion for Good Causes, with more than 635,000 individual awards made across the UK – the equivalent of more than 225 lottery grants in every UK postcode district.”
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 23:00
TONIGHT’S LOTTO RESULTS
Tonight’s Lotto numbers are 13, 56, 3, 14, 4, 38 and the bonus ball is 52
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 22:40
MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 22:23
LAST YEAR’S FIGURES FROM THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
From total ticket sales of ￡8,373.9 million in the year ending 31 March 2021:
￡1,887.5 million was raised for National Lottery projects ￡4,854.7 million was paid to players in prizes ￡1,004.8 million went to the Government in Lottery Duty ￡275.9 million was earned by retailers in commission
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 22:00
WHAT IF
Euromillions winner Adrian Bayford is “consumed with guilt” as his son fights for life after a horror quad bike smash, friends say.
The lad, 13, was hit by a car driven by his sister, 15, in the sprawling grounds of their Cambridgeshire mansion.
The Sun exclusively revealed details of the horror smash as the boy is fighting for his life in intensive care with his family at his bedside.
His sister raised the alarm after her brother was flung from his machine and through a fence.
It is understood the car and quad bike were gifts bought for the kids by former postie Adrian, 49.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 21:45
HOW DOES THE NATIONAL LOTTERY WORK
The National Lottery raises money to go to many ‘good causes’ and have helped give out numerous grants to those that need it most.
On their website they state: “We retain around just 1% of revenue in profit, while around 95% of total revenue goes back to winners and society. More so, we run one of the most cost-efficient major lotteries in Europe, with around 4% of total revenue spent on operating costs.
“To date, National Lottery players have helped to raise over ￡43 billion for Good Causes, with more than 635,000 individual awards made across the UK – the equivalent of more than 225 lottery grants in every UK postcode district.”
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 21:30
TONIGHT’S LOTTO RESULTS
Tonight’s Lotto numbers are 13, 56, 3, 14, 4, 38 and the bonus ball is 52
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 21:15
THUNDERBALL DRAW
Tonight’s Thunderball numbers are 5, 7, 38, 22, 32 and the Thunderball number is 14
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 21:00
INSIDE MARGARET LOUGHREY’S VINTAGE CAR SHOWROOM AT NEW HOME SHE NEVER LIVED
The 56-year-old, who scooped a ￡27million (€31million) fortune, built a six-bay showroom for the vehicles even though she did not drive.
She was found dead at the ￡130,000 bungalow where she had been staying temporarily in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on Thursday.
The little house is next door to the showroom and the barrel-roofed converted barn where she planned to live alone.
Police said there were “no suspicious circumstances” after Ms Loughrey’s body was discovered.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:50
HOW DOES THUNDERBALL WORK?
Players must pick five main numbers from 1 to 39 and on Thunderball number which ranges from 1 to 14.
Prizes may be won by matching the main numbers, but those who also match with the Thunderball will win a larger prize.
If a player matches with the Thunderball only, they could win ￡3, but if they have match all five numbers and the Thunderball, they could scoop ￡500,000.
Draws take place at 8.15pm four times a week – on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays – and are shown on the National Lottery website and YouTube.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:40
WHAT NUMBERS DO MOST PEOPLE CHOOSE?
A lot of people doing the EuroMillions pick a lucky dip to get their numbers.
Lottoland advises that people should avoid popular numbers, like 1-31, as people tend to opt for their birth date.
This means if these numbers come up more people will have them and the winning amount will be divided between more people.
They also suggest avoidance of a sequence of numbers.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:30
TOP TIPS FOR PLAYING THE LOTTERY
High-low split
It has been shown that winning tickets will usually have a spread of numbers across the Lottery’s number field.
If the Lottery has a number field of 1-50, then 1-25 would be in the lower half while 26-50 would be in the higher half.
It is unlikely that all numbers will be either from the lower or higher half, therefore your numbers should be a split of both.
Don’t play popular numbers
If you play number sequences that get played all the time like multiples of 5 (10, 15, 20, 25) or lucky number 7 (14, 21, 28, 35) then you are more likely to end up dividing the prize with other people.
So for a chance to win big, avoid playing popular numbers.
Mix odd with even numbers
To give yourself a better chance of winning, mix odd and even numbers.
Draws with just odd or even numbers are extremely rare.
Check your numbers
Check through your numbers thoroughly as you may have made a. mistake in writing down the winning numbers.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:20
EXPLAINED: WHEN ARE THE LOTTO DRAWS?
The Lotto draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Punters will be able to watch the draw as it is streamed live on the National Lottery website and on YouTube .
The Lotto jackpot can only be rolled over five times.
If the top prize is not won on the fifth rollover, there’s a “rolldown” which means the jackpot is shared by players matching two or more main numbers.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:19
LOTTERY DRAW TIMETABLE
Here’s a breakdown of all the Lottery draws that take place each week.
There are no draws on Sundays.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:19
IF YOU THINK YOU’VE WON HERE IS HOW TO CLAIM
All draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the draw.
Here’s how to claim your lotto ticket.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:19
HOW LONG DO WINNERS HAVE TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE MONEY?
Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize.
In Austria, winners have a whole three years to claim the prize before it is returned to the lottery and used to fund boosted prizes.
Belgian winners, on the other hand, only have around 140 days before the money is returned to the Belgian National Lottery.
The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg.
Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain all have around 90 days to tell the world they’ve won.
Read the article in full here.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:18
THUNDERBALL DRAW
Tonight's Thunderball numbers are 5, 7, 38, 22, 32 and the Thunderball number is 14
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 8th Sep 2021, 20:10
EUROMILLIONS WINNER ADRIAN BAYFORD’S SON, 13, HAS A ‘LONG WAY TO GO’ AS HE WAKES FROM INDUCED COMA
The Sun on Sunday revealed Cameron, 13, was hit by a car driven by his sister Aimee, 15, while riding the machine.
They were playing in the grounds of ￡148million jackpot winner Adrian’s Cambridgeshire mansion.
Cameron was fighting for life and friends of the family last night said he now faces a lengthy recovery.
One pal said: “Cameron has been taken out of the induced coma by doctors but there is still a long way to go.”
The lad was recovering with his dad and mum Gillian, Adrian’s ex-wife, by his bedside.
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