A LUCKY Brit won more than ￡11 million after they scooped the National Lottery jackpot.
The winner matched all six main numbers to pocket ￡11,042,269, Camelot said.
The winning numbers were 18, 51, 56, 59, 07, 47 and the bonus ball was 17.
Saturday night's big win means Wednesday's estimated jackpot is ￡2 million.
Read our Lottery live blog below for the latest news and results...
Joseph Gamp 17 minutes ago
Dinner lady jackpot vowed to keep working after scooping big
Karen Dakin, 53, won in the draw hours before Mother’s Day, with numbers based on the birth of her son Callum, 14.
She said: “My son has, in some strange way, helped give me the most amazing Mother’s Day gift of all time!”
She added: “I’ve always picked numbers special to me, including my son Callum’s date of birth – the year and the time – so I instantly recognised the winning numbers.
“What an amazing turn of events.”
Read more here.
Joseph Gamp 36 minutes ago
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.”
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 08:00
Explained: How to do I check my numbers?
Every night, we post the winning numbers of the draw on our blog.
Bear in mind that on Sundays, there is no draw.
You can also view results for all the latest draws on the National Lottery website.
It will give you the option to view results for:
Lotto EuroMillions Thunderball Lotto Hotpicks EuroMillions Hotpicks Set For Life
As well as winning numbers for the last game, you can also view historical results going back six months.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:30
Age is more than just a number
Those feeling lucky now have to be over 18 to play, as the minimum age goes up from 16 to 18.
That means it is illegal for any retailer to sell these goods to anyone under the age of 18 – and will apply to favourite games like Lotto and the EuroMillions.
Online sales of lottery tickets and scratchcards have already been banned – this came into force in April this year.
The new age restriction, which was exclusively revealed by The Sun, aims to make sure the lottery is not a “gateway to problem gambling”, minister for sport, tourism and heritage Nigel Huddleston previously said.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:00
Explained: Which countries do the EuroMillions?
EuroMillions was launched on February 7, 2004, by lotteries in France, Spain and the UK – with the first draw being held in Paris six days later.
In October of that year, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland joined.
Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday evening, with them all taking place in Paris at 8.45pm local time – 7.45pm in the UK and Ireland.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 06:30
‘I thought she was mad’ (continued)
Stephanie, a sales executive, said: “I thought mum was mad calling me from holiday, but they were so insistent I knew we had to do it.
“My car was blocked in the drive by my boyfriend Steve’s, so to save time I made him drive me to buy a ticket instead of moving mine.”
Stephanie bought six Lucky Dips from the Overmonow Gargage in Monmouth, but it wasn’t until the early hours of Sunday morning that she remembered to check the tickets.
After having dinner with friends she headed up stairs and said to 30-year-old Steve: “If I shout down it means we’ve won the lottery and if not, I’ve gone to bed.”
Checking the numbers on her iPad she realised they had all of them – before reading one UK ticket-holder had won the whole ￡61m.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 06:00
Change of luck
In 2016 the Davies family won ￡61million on the EuroMillions.
Stephanie Davies, 23, reluctantly bought a ticket on Friday night after mum Sonia phoned from Florida and begged her to buy one.
The 53-year-old was in the US having vital keyhole surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, and had a feeling her luck was about to change when the operation was a success.
Sonia, who worked as an administration assistant, had cancer in the parathyroid glands in her neck.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 05:30
Explained: What does the National Lottery do with the money?
Camelot, which runs 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.”
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 05:00
￡3.6m is on the line for one Londoner
A Euromillions player could lose an eye-watering ￡3.6million if they don’t claim a huge Set For Life prize within the next TWO days.
The big jackpot would see the lucky winner pocket ￡10,000 every month for 30 years – but their window to claim the life-changing sum is closing quickly.
Set For Life draw 224 was played on May 6, meaning it will expire on November 2 forcing the prize and any interest earned on it to benefit National Lottery Projects across the UK.
The winning ticket was purchased in Greenwich, London.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 04:30
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
Not all lottery winners have such modest tastes including Lotto lout Michael Carroll who bagged ￡9.7million in 2002.
The former binman, who was branded the ‘King of Chavs’, blew his hefty fortune on “drugs, sex and gold”.
Callie Rogers, who at 16 became Britain’s youngest lottery winner in 2003, spent thousands of her ￡1.9m jackpot on wild parties, three boob jobs, designer clothes and drugs.
And Lee Ryan, who scooped ￡6.5m in 1995, ended up penniless and spent two years living on the street after blowing his cash on luxury cars, a helicopter and a ￡2m home.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk 31st Oct 2021, 04:00
Boob jobs for all
Sarah Cockings from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear won a whopping ￡3million in April 2005 when she was just 21.
She claimed to “live a very normal life” despite her vast fortune, and after the money dropped in her account she treated her siblings Emma and Alex to matching boob jobs.
“Just after I won, I bought my two sisters boob jobs but now I’ve had one myself, because mine were wrecked by breastfeeding,” she told the Daily Mail in 2019.
Sarah, who said she “loved” her surgically enhanced chest, also went back to university so that her mum could have a “picture of me graduating”.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 03:30
What have been the biggest lottery prizes? ￡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
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 03:00
National Lottery weekly timetable
Here’s a timetable for all UK lottery games including Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life.
There is a draw six nights a week.
It should be noted that there are no draws on Sundays.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 02:30
Scratchcard stealing gran escapes jail
A gran who stole ￡33,000 worth of Lotto scratchcards from a corner shop while working behind the till has been spared jail.
Trusted shop assistant Sheila Hancock, 60, took thousands of cards from the display and took the prize money out of the till if she won..
Puzzled owner Virajkumar Patel couldn’t understand why his busy store wasn’t making a profit despite staying open throughout the pandemic.
So he checked CCTV and was horrified when he saw Hancock repeatedly helping herself to cards and winnings. York crown court heard she had become addicted to the “easy” gambling and got away with the deceit from January 2020 until April of this year.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 02:00
Where does the lottery money go?
Here is a breakdown of where the money goes:
￡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
From total ticket sales of ￡8,373.9 million in the year ending 31 March 2021.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 01:30
‘Being gullible won me ￡1million’
Holly Saul scooped the prize in the UK draw after her father-in-law reminded her to purchase a ticket – despite her partner telling her not to bother.
The 29-year-old, from Cambridge, recalled bursting into tears of joy when she was told she had won.
The news followed just hours after her partner of eight years, Ben Lowther, 38, had said earlier: “I’m not gullible enough to play the lottery.”
Holly, who has two children, said: “We were both so shocked that I decided the only sensible option was to pour myself a G&T and Ben a Guinness.
“Then we sat in the garden for an hour staring into space, looking at each other and giggling like children. It was the most surreal and most wonderful time.
“What’s even better, I’ll forever tease Ben about his cheeky comment.”
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 01:00
A ghoulish fortune (continued)
The couple have been ghosthunters for a few years and even run a YouTube channel, that boasts thousands of subscribers, to share their spine-tingling experiences.
The pair went all out for their early Halloween celebrations this year and hired out one of the UK’s most haunted locations to explore the wonders of the afterlife.
The eerie experience seemed to satisfy the spook-loving couple and give Kirk an opportunity for some fun, as he also works as St Johns Ambulance first responder.
He said: “We have always been busy people. This win means we are literally ‘set for life’ and we are going to fill every single second.”
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk 31st Oct 2021, 00:30
A ghoulish fortune
A WOMAN who scooped ￡10,000 a month on the National Lottery Set For Life has quit her job to become a ghost hunter with her husband.
Part-time paranormal investigator Laura Hoyle, 39, has decided to ditch her day job to pursue her spooky passion with Kirk Stevens, 37, after their big win.
The 39-year-old is used to shocks – after realising she had landed the life-changing amount of money when she initially thought she had only won a fiver.
Laura was able to immediately jack in her job at a logistics firm, after realising the cash could allow her to concentrate on her ghost-hunting hobby full-time.
She said she could barely focus on her work when she learned of her good fortune.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 00:00
How would you react after winning ￡300,000?
For the majority of us it is something we can only dream of, however for some it is reality.
Plumber, Sean Irwin, screamed for joy after discovering he had won ￡300,000 on a scratchcard.
Sean bought the ￡3 National Lottery Ruby Doubler Scratchcard during a quick run to the shops for him and his workmate.
He could not believe his luck so he asked his boss Bill to double check the ticket.
The incredible video then showed the screaming pair in Sean’s car calling Camelot, who confirmed the whopping win.
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 23:30
Olympics drug violation
CJ UJAH has been stripped of domestic athletics funding following his Olympics drugs violation.
The sprinter is suspended from the sport after testing positive for banned substances at the Tokyo Games in August.
The case has gone to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the GB team that won 4x100m relay silver behind Italy could be stripped of their medals.
That would mean heartache for Ujah’s Tokyo team-mates Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.
Londoner Ujah, 27, was on Olympic Relays funding – between ￡21,000 and ￡28,000 – over the past 12 months.
He insists he is not a cheat and denies any wrongdoing.
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 23:07
Tomorrow evening we will be back with more draws
Here’s a timetable for all UK lottery games including Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life.
There is a draw six nights a week.
It should be noted that there are no draws on Sundays, meaning the next draw will be tomorrow evening.
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 22:45
Just keep swimming
People born under the sign of Pisces are the most likely to win the lottery, according to research from Lotto and MailOnline.
The data, which was based on those winning the top lottery jackpot, found that 11.6% of the winners were Pisces.
This means 1/12th of the population make up between 1/9 and 1/8 of all lottery winners.
The fish sign – for those born between late February and late March – is more likely to stumble upon extraordinarily lucky breaks and often find themselves effortlessly attracting most things on their wish list.
So, Pisces, if you’re reading this maybe you should get down to the shops and buy a lottery ticket…
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 22:27
Family drama
In 2016, the Davies family won ￡61million on the EuroMillions.
Stephanie Davies, then 23, reluctantly bought a ticket after mum Sonia begged her to.
Sonia, who worked as an administration assistant, was in the US having vital but succesful surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and had an inkling her luck was about to change.
But even this happy family couldn’t avoid controversy as it was reported father of the family Keith, of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, would share his cash with his daughters with ex Mandy – but his stepson was allegedly snubbed.
Keith’s partner Sonia’s estranged son Spencer Pugh claimed he would not see a penny of the ￡61million EuroMillions win.
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 21:45
What sectors receive lottery funding?
In the year ending 31 March 2021, the funds were shared as follows:
Health, education, environment and charitable causes – 40% Sport – 20% Arts – 20% Heritage – 20%
Louis Allwood 31st Oct 2021, 21:30
‘Drugs, sex and gold’
Not all lottery winners have such modest tastes including Lotto lout Michael Carroll who bagged ￡9.7million in 2002.
The former binman, who was branded the ‘King of Chavs’, blew his hefty fortune on “drugs, sex and gold”.
Callie Rogers, who at 16 became Britain’s youngest lottery winner in 2003, spent thousands of her ￡1.9m jackpot on wild parties, three boob jobs, designer clothes and drugs.
And Lee Ryan, who scooped ￡6.5m in 1995, ended up penniless and spent two years living on the street after blowing his cash on luxury cars, a helicopter and a ￡2m home.
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