TONIGHT'S EuroMillions draw could see one lucky Brit bag a stonking ￡22m jackpot.
The draw is made at around 8:45pm tonight (7 September), and a separate Thunderball draw will also take place at 8.15pm.
Meanwhile Set For Life's top prize wasn't won in yesterday's draw.
The winning numbers were: 15, 20. 28, 33, 34. The life ball is: 09.
Don't worry if you missed out as the Set For Life draw takes place every Monday and Thursday evening.
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 6 minutes ago
YESTERDAY'S SET FOR LIFE NUMBERS
The National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it’s time to find out if you’ve won the top prize of ￡10,000 every month for 30 years.
Yesterday's National Lottery Set For Life winning numbers are: 15, 20, 28, 33, 34 and the Life Ball is 09.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 21 minutes ago
THE WINNING NUMBERS
The winning Set For Life numbers for Monday 6 September are:
15, 20. 28, 33, 34.
The life ball is: 09.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk 37 minutes ago
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 51 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.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 15:15
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 Today, 15:01
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 Today, 14:45
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.
louis.allwood@thesun.co.uk Today, 14:15
TONIGHT'S EUROMILLIONS AND THUNDERBALL DRAW
Another big night tonight with both the Euromillions and the Thunderball draw.
The jackpot for the Euromillions is a whopping ￡22 million whilst the Thunderball is ￡500k.
The Thunderball draw will commence at 8:00pm whilst the Euromillions will take place at 8:45pm.
Joseph Gamp Today, 14:00
MAN SCOOPS ￡680,000 LOTTO JACKPOT BUT NEARLY MISSES OUT ON PRIZE AFTER THINKING WIN WAS ‘HOAX’ AS WIFE ‘DIDN’T BELIEVE HIM’
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).
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said it took some time for him to believe that he had scooped the massive prize.
Joseph Gamp Today, 13:20
BIGGEST WINS
The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of ￡5,874,778.
The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was ￡42million, won in 1996.
Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won ￡41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.
￡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, 13:02
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.”
Joseph Gamp Today, 12:37
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 12:08
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
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:49
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
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:25
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 her
Joseph Gamp Today, 11:04
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 10:20
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 10:19
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, 10:00
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.”
Joseph Gamp Today, 09:40
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.
Joseph Gamp Today, 09:19
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, 08:55
‘WE WON THE LOTTERY THEN GAVE WINNINGS AWAY BY MAKING PALS RICH’
A ￡115million jackpot is probably enough to not just change your life, but the lives of everyone you’ve ever cared about too.
Which is probably why Frances and Patrick Connolly decided to give over half of their winnings to 175 people.
“We won ￡114,969,775.70 and we have given away more than half,” Frances said last year.
“That’s ￡60million-worth of love. And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can’t think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven’t smiled.”
Joseph Gamp Today, 08:32
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.
Milica Cosic Today, 08:00
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.
Milica Cosic Today, 07:30
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
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