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 13 minutes ago
MARGARET LOUGHREY ‘DIED ALONE IN BUNGALOW’ AFTER REFUSING TO SEEK HELP FOR ‘SERIOUS ILLNESS’
Margaret Loughrey, 56, scooped the staggering ￡27m jackpot eight years ago, and gave loved ones ￡1m each.
She had just finished her dream home when she was found dead on Thursday
Previously Ms Loughrey said the money had “destroyed” her life, after she matched five numbers and two lucky stars to take home the jackpot.
The lucky winner splashed out on a six-bay showroom to keep classic cars beside a new home she never got to live in.
She had a collection including a vintage motorbike with sidecar, a VW Campervan, a classic VW Beetle and a vintage Land Rover jeep.
Her brother, Paul Loughrey, said on Friday that he was waiting to hear what her cause of death was.
He said how her life had been blighted by mental illness, leaving her potentially vulnerable to people taking advantage of her.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 29 minutes ago
YESTERDAY’S EUROMILLIONS NUMBERS
Yesterday’s draw is 7, 19, 35, 42, 43 and Lucky Stars are 7 and 9.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 43 minutes ago
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY’S ‘SET FOR LIFE’ DRAW?
Set For Life gives players the chance to win ￡10,000 every month for 30 years.
The winners get a a total of ￡3.6 million over three decades.
Players have to choose five main numbers – from 1 to 47 – as well as a Life Ball from a separate set between 1 and 10.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 58 minutes ago
WHAT DRAWS ARE ON TONIGHT?
There are two draws tonight.
The first will be the Lotto draw which will get underway at 8:00pm.
Second we will have the Thunderball at 8:15pm.
Joseph Gamp Today, 13:48
THE FIVE BIGGEST EVER LOTTERY WINS FROM AROUND 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
Joseph Gamp Today, 13:31
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 13:19
ILL FORTUNE
They say that money can’t buy happiness – as those who’ve experienced the “lottery curse” know all too well.
Despite hitting the jackpot, countless lotto winners have suffered astonishing tragedies from the breakdown of their marriages to losing everything they own.
One of the very first lottery winners, Lee Ryan, scooped the ￡6.5million jackpot just 17 weeks after the lottery was launched on November 14 1994. He made headlines when it emerged he was accused of handling stolen cars and was imprisoned for 18 months after his huge payout. Lee then spent a decade living the high life and splashed his car on luxury cars, a helicopter and a ￡2million mansion.
But Lee ended up penniless, spent two years living on the street and shacked up in a tiny flat in London he shared with homeless pals. “The money was cursed because I took the p**s out of God when I asked him to make me a multimillionaire. My cellmate warned me to be careful what I wished for,” he said.
Joseph Gamp Today, 12:54
WHAT TIME IS THE LOTTO DRAW TONIGHT?
The Lotto draw is due to take place at 8:00pm UK time, followed by a Thunderball draw at 8.15pm.
You can follow the action live on the National Lottery’s website or you can check back here where we will have all the information you need.
Fingers crossed!
Joseph Gamp Today, 12:37
NATIONAL LOTTERY WEEKLY TIMETABLE
Here’s a timetable for all UK lottery games including Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life.
There is a draw 6 nights a week.
However, there are no draws on Sundays.
Joseph Gamp Today, 12:11
WHERE DOES THE MONEY RAISED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY GO
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%
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:55
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:31
FROM MANSION TO HOMELESSNESS - THE STORY OF LEE RYAN
Ex-jailbird Lee Ryan scooped the ￡6.5million jackpot just 17 weeks after the lottery was launched on November 14 1994. He made headlines when it emerged he was accused of handling stolen cars and was imprisoned for 18 months after his huge payout.
Lee then spent a decade living the high life and splashed his money on luxury cars, a helicopter and a ￡2million mansion.
But Lee ended up penniless, spent two years living on the street and shacked up in a tiny flat in London he shared with homeless pals.
“The money was cursed because I took the p**s out of God when I asked him to make me a multimillionaire. My cellmate warned me to be careful what I wished for,” he said.
Lee ended up splitting with Karen Taylor, his girlfriend of eight years, and moved to London where he met a 25-year-old from Kyrgyzstan. They took an ill-fated trip to the Central Asian country where Lee attempted to invest the last of his winnings in property.
But he returned empty-handed, claiming to have been stitched up by investors following the Kyrgyzstan revolution in 2010.
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:10
LOTTO LIES
A man who scooped ￡680,000 in an Australian lottery nearly missed out on the prize after thinking the win was a hoax.
The lucky winner, from Darwin, almost didn’t collect the money after being left in total disbelief when he saw all six of his numbers on the lottery app.
“Usually, I get an email straight after the draw that tells me how close I am to winning division one,” the winner told Daily Mail Australia.
“But this time, I didn’t, so when I woke up on Sunday morning, I logged into The Lott app and I saw I had all six numbers.
“I thought ‘well, that’s strange’ and then I saw the prize amount, and I thought it must be some kind of hoax.”
He was one of five winning entries in the TattsLotto draw with each person taking home ￡680,000 ($1,304,946.92).
Joseph Gamp Today, 10:32
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
Joseph Gamp Today, 09:27
THE BIGGEST LOTTO WINNERS IN HISTORY
￡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 201
Joseph Gamp Today, 08:54
THE MOST COMMON EUROMILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS REVEALED
For EuroMillions, you pick five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, with draws taking place every Tuesdays and Fridays.
The five most drawn main numbers since EuroMillions launched in February 2004 are 23, 44, 50, 19 and 37.
The two most drawn Lucky Stars are 2, 3 and 8.
The least drawn numbers are 33, 36, 22, 40, 18.
The original Lucky Stars were 1 to 9 – of those, the least drawn are 4 and 1.
The more recently added Lucky Stars 10, 11 and 12 have been drawn less.
In the UK, a single entry to a EuroMillions draw costs ￡2.50.
EuroMillions is different to the main Lotto draw.
Joseph Gamp Today, 08:11
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY’S ‘SET FOR LIFE’ DRAW?
Set For Life gives players the chance to win ￡10,000 every month for 30 years.
The winners get a a total of ￡3.6 million over three decades.
Players have to choose five main numbers – from 1 to 47 – as well as a Life Ball from a separate set between 1 and 10.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 08:00
YESTERDAY'S EUROMILLIONS NUMBERS
Yesterday's draw is 7, 19, 35, 42, 43 and Lucky Stars are 7 and 9.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:30
OBLIVIOUS WOMAN HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS CARRYING ￡28MILLION WINNING LOTTERY TICKET IN HER PURSE FOR WEEKS
The 45-year-old, who has not been named, was the sole winner of the draw in Germany on June 9, Lotto Bayern said.
She told reporters that she continued to “carelessly” carry her new found fortune around despite correctly guessing the seven fields on the lottery ticket last month.
She has now vowed to never play the lottery again adding that she now has “more than enough for my husband, my daughter and me.”
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:00
THE BIGGEST LOTTO WINNERS IN HISTORY
￡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, 06:00
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, 05:00
FROM MANSION TO HOMELESS
Ex-jailbird Lee Ryan scooped the ￡6.5million jackpot just 17 weeks after the lottery was launched on November 14 1994. He made headlines when it emerged he was accused of handling stolen cars and was imprisoned for 18 months after his huge payout.
Lee then spent a decade living the high life and splashed his car on luxury cars, a helicopter and a ￡2million mansion.
But Lee ended up penniless, spent two years living on the street and shacked up in a tiny flat in London he shared with homeless pals.
“The money was cursed because I took the p**s out of God when I asked him to make me a multimillionaire. My cellmate warned me to be careful what I wished for,” he said.
Lee ended up splitting with Karen Taylor, his girlfriend of eight years, and moved to London where he met a 25-year-old from Kyrgyzstan.
They took an ill-fated trip to the Central Asian country where Lee attempted to invest the last of his winnings in property.
But he returned empty-handed, claiming to have been stitched up by investors following the Kyrgyzstan revolution in 2010.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 04:00
LOTTO LIES
A man who scooped ￡680,000 in an Australian lottery nearly missed out on the prize after thinking the win was a hoax.
The lucky winner, from Darwin, almost didn’t collect the money after being left in total disbelief when he saw all six of his numbers on the lottery app.
“Usually, I get an email straight after the draw that tells me how close I am to winning division one,” the winner told Daily Mail Australia.
“But this time, I didn’t, so when I woke up on Sunday morning, I logged into The Lott app and I saw I had all six numbers.
“I thought ‘well, that’s strange’ and then I saw the prize amount, and I thought it must be some kind of hoax.”
He was one of five winning entries in the TattsLotto draw with each person taking home ￡680,000 ($1,304,946.92).
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 03:00
EUROMILLIONS WINNER MARGARET LOUGHREY GAVE RELATIVES ￡1M EACH AND JUST FINISHED DREAM HOME WHEN SHE WAS FOUND DEAD AT 56
The 56-year-old, who claimed a ￡27million win eight years ago, said the money had “destroyed her” before her sad death this week.
Neighbours say Ms Loughrey – known as ‘Maggie Millions’ – had recently transformed a derelict property nicknamed ‘the barn’ into a stunning home for herself.
Paul Gallagher told the Belfast Telegraph: “She had been living in a bungalow next to it and the barn was just finished, I believe.
“It’s a pity she didn’t get to enjoy her new home.”
And he said people were “shocked” by her death.
“Margaret was well-known and did a lot of good, charitable work around the town,” he said.
Ms Loughrey bought the winning ticket from shop SuperValu when she was walking back home from the Job Centre.
Margaret Loughrey handed cash to friends and family after her Lottery win.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 02:00
THUNDERBALL RESULTS
Tonight's Thunderball results are 19, 10, 1, 28, 14 and the Thunderball is 3.
Good luck
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