A MULTIMILLION Lotto jackpot prize is up for grabs tonight after no one scooped the top prize on Wednesday.
The “must-be-won” estimated ￡11.6 million jackpot will be scooped by a lucky winner on Saturday – who will become richer than Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
In other news no one won the mega-bucks EuroMillions jackpot last night - meaning the cash prize has now rolled over to a whopping ￡184 MILLION.
Brits missed out on the ￡174 million bumper rollover draw as no ticket managed to match all five numbers and the two Lucky Stars.
The winning digits were 01, 10, 23, 42, 46 - and the Lucky Star numbers were 03 and 05.
Read our EuroMillions live blog for the very latest updates...
Louis Allwood 4 minutes ago
45 Minutes until the draw
Just under 45 minutes until the National Lottery draw.
Tonight's jackpot is a whopping ￡11.6 Million.
The time has run out for you to enter.
Louis Allwood 12 minutes ago
40 minutes until entry closes
Not long left until the entry closes for tonight's Lotto draw.
To be in with a chance of winning the jackpot enter now.
Louis Allwood 14 minutes ago
The history of the EuroMillions
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 7, 2004, by three organisations: France's Fran？aise des Jeux, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado in Spain and the Camelot in the UK.
One of the UK’s biggest prizes was up for grabs on December, 4, 2020 with a whopping ￡175million EuroMillions jackpot, which would make a winner richer than Adele.
Another previous UK winner who's whole life was altered with their jackpot was a player who wanted to remain anonymous on October 8, 2019. They walked off with a cool ￡170,221,000.
Louis Allwood 24 minutes ago
Where does money raised by the 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%
Louis Allwood 34 minutes ago
The dinner lady who vowed to keep working
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.
Louis Allwood 44 minutes ago
Biggest jackpot in the history of EuroMillions
The biggest ever jackpot to be won is €190million, which has been won by four different people – including two from Great Britain.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford scooped the €190m (￡148.7m) jackpot on August 10, 2012.
Adrian, 41 and 40-year-old Gillian from Haverhill in Suffolk became instant multi-millionaires, but their winnings was only the second highest in Britain thanks to the conversion rate.
Louis Allwood 54 minutes ago
Number 27 most likely to help punter scoop a jackpot
National Lottery ball number 27 is the most likely to help punters win a jackpot, researchers say.
It has made more appearances than any other in 3,071 draws in the past ten years.
The number came up 399 times in the UK National Lottery, Thunderball, EuroMillions and Irish Lotto.
That is 141 more times than number 57, the unluckiest number, which was drawn just 258 times.
The second luckiest is 54, which appeared 387 times. It was followed by 29, 42, 52 and 58 in joint third on 381 times.
The next luckiest was number 20 with 378. Then came 23, with 372.
Louis Allwood Today, 18:00
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.”
Louis Allwood Today, 17:50
Number 27 most likely to help punter scoop a jackpot
National Lottery ball number 27 is the most likely to help punters win a jackpot, researchers say.
It has made more appearances than any other in 3,071 draws in the past ten years.
The number came up 399 times in the UK National Lottery, Thunderball, EuroMillions and Irish Lotto.
That is 141 more times than number 57, the unluckiest number, which was drawn just 258 times.
The second luckiest is 54, which appeared 387 times. It was followed by 29, 42, 52 and 58 in joint third on 381 times.
The next luckiest was number 20 with 378. Then came 23, with 372.
Louis Allwood Today, 17:40
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 Today, 17:30
Tuesday’s jackpot could make one lucky Brit (Continued…)
If someone scoops Tuesday’s jackpot, it would make them the largest lottery winner after beating the current record win of ￡170million.
That was won by a player who wanted to remain anonymous on October 8, 2019. They walked off with a cool ￡170,221,000.
The biggest jackpot win so far this year in the UK was in April when nine rollovers took the jackpot from its starting value of ￡14m to over ￡122m before it was won by one anonymous ticket holder
In June, ￡111,540,000 was won when the jackpot was bumped up for this Superdraw.
Louis Allwood Today, 17:20
Camelot says
No one won the mega-bucks EuroMillions jackpot on Friday night – meaning the cash prize has now rolled over to a whopping ￡184 MILLION.
The huge ￡184 million scoop will now roll over to Tuesday’s draw, meaning a new record of ￡184 million could be collected by a single UK ticketholder.
Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “Tuesday’s massive EuroMillions jackpot is an estimated ￡184 million.
“If one UK winner banks the lot, they would instantly become the UK’s biggest ever National Lottery winner. Players are urged to get their tickets early to be in with a chance of winning this fabulous prize.
“National Lottery players make a huge difference to National Lottery Good Causes across the country generating more than ￡30 million every week.
“Thanks to National Lottery players, over ￡1.2 billion has been distributed to date across the UK to help tackle the impact of coronavirus.”
Louis Allwood Today, 17:10
What happens if you win the Lottery?
Lottery winners can sign an agreement for full publicity if they want to release information about themselves.
The sought-after prize is capped at 200 million euros. Once that number is hit and no-one has won, a four-day "must be won" draw begins.
Louis Allwood Today, 17:00
Massive ￡11.6 MILLION Lotto jackpot up for grabs
A MULTIMILLION Lotto jackpot prize is up for grabs this weekend after no one scooped the top prize on Wednesday.
The "must-be-won" estimated ￡11.6 million jackpot will be scooped by a lucky winner on Saturday - who will become richer than Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, said: "This weekend could be one to remember with a whopping estimated ￡172 million EuroMillions jackpot up for grabs on Friday and an amazing ￡11.6 million Lotto jackpot which has to be won on Saturday.
"Remember to get your tickets early for what promises to be an epic weekend of winning!"
Louis Allwood Today, 16:50
Thunderball draw tonight
Tonight's Thunderball jackpot is 500k.
The draw will take place at 8:15pm and we will be revealing the numbers here.
There is just under 3 hours left to enter if you haven't already.
Louis Allwood Today, 16:40
Lotto draw tonight
Tonight we will be revealing the Lotto draw at 7:45pm.
There is still time to enter if you haven't already. Just under 3 hours left until entry closes.
The jackpot is ￡11.6 million
Louis Allwood Today, 16:30
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.
Louis Allwood Today, 16:20
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 Today, 16:10
‘I’m glad I didn’t get the 3M’
Martyn and Kay Tott got the shock of their lives when they realised they’d won ￡3million back in 2001 – six months after buying the ticket.
By the time they saw an appeal for the winner to come forward, they couldn’t find the ticket.
After 45 agonising days of deliberating, Camelot told the devastated couple that they weren’t going to receive the cash.
“Having that money taken away was torture,” Martyn told the Mail on Sunday.
“For a long time I lost sight of who I was and what I believed in. But I can honestly say I’m glad I didn’t get the ￡3million now.
“There is no guarantee it would have brought me happiness.”
Milica Cosic Today, 16:00
Unluckiest winner of all time
That was the case for one young couple this week who missed out on the ￡182million Euromillions jackpot – when they realised their winning ticket payment hadn’t gone through.
Rachel Kennedy, 19, and Liam McCrohan, 21, from Hertfordshire were “absolutely heartbroken” when they realised their usual numbers had come up, but they had won nothing.
The couple, both students, had played the winning numbers of 6, 12, 22, 29, 33, 6 and 11 for five weeks in a row before all seven digits appeared in Friday’s draw.
Rachel’s account was set up to automatically buy a Euromillions ticket with her usual numbers but because her account did not have the right funds, the ticket payment did not go through.
“I called the number thinking that I had won ￡182million and they said ‘yeah you’ve got the right numbers but you didn’t have the funds in your account for the payment of the ticket so it didn’t actually go through’,” Rachel said.
Read the article in full here.
Milica Cosic Today, 15:50
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.”
Milica Cosic Today, 15:40
Biggest jackpot in the history of EuroMillions
The biggest ever jackpot to be won is €190million, which has been won by four different people – including two from Great Britain.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford scooped the €190m (￡148.7m) jackpot on August 10, 2012.
Adrian, 41 and 40-year-old Gillian from Haverhill in Suffolk became instant multi-millionaires, but their winnings was only the second highest in Britain thanks to the conversion rate.
Milica Cosic Today, 15:30
Where does money raised by the 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%
Milica Cosic Today, 15:20
No one wins EuroMillions
NO ONE won the mega-bucks EuroMillions jackpot last night (8 September) – meaning the cash prize has now rolled over to a whopping ￡184 MILLION.
Brits missed out on the ￡174 million bumper rollover draw as no ticket managed to match all five numbers and the two Lucky Stars.
The winning digits were 01, 10, 23, 42, 46 – and the Lucky Star numbers were 03 and 05.
But nine punters did manage to win the second prize of ￡118,041.10, by matching five numbers and one Lucky Star.
Read more here.
Milica Cosic Today, 15:10
‘We won, then gave our winnings away’
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.”
Read more here.
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