THE Euromillions draw is back tonight with an impressive ￡88 million up for grabs.
The draw is expected to take place at around 8:45pm this evening following the Thunderball draw which kicks off at 8:00pm.
What are you waiting for?
Be sure to get your tickets, as this is one you don’t want to miss.
Read our Lottery live blog below for the latest updates and numbers...
Joseph Gamp 15 minutes ago
'I still shop in Primark despite winning ￡1.8m’
A NATIONAL Lottery winning dinner lady still lives in her council house, shops in Primark and drives a Kia despite bagging ￡1.8million.
Trish Emson, 51, explained money or her millionaire status did not change her or her partner Graham Norton, also 51, who still works as a decorator.
The down-to-earth pair have even managed to keep their teenage son Benjamin, 17, in check – and don’t even give him pocket money.
The modest mum, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, said: “Being rich doesn’t make you posh or a better person.
“I don’t like showing off and bragging about money and I can’t be posh anyway.
“To look at me you wouldn’t think I was a millionaire, but if I have to dress up I feel fake, I prefer my jeans,” she told The Mirror.
Read the article in full here.
Joseph Gamp 34 minutes ago
Explained: What is the Set For Life draw?
The Set For Life draw runs on Mondays and Thursdays and one lucky Brit could win ￡10,000 every month for the next 30 years.
Players have to pick five numbers from 1-47 plus one Life Ball number from 1-10 or go with a Lucky Dip to get a randomly generated number.
You can buy Set For Life tickets online every day from 6am until 11pm. But remember, to play on a draw day, you’ll need to buy your ticket before 7.30pm.
The winning numbers go out at 8pm and can be found on the National Lottery website or their YouTube channel.
Joseph Gamp 54 minutes ago
Explained: History of 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.
You will choose five main numbers and then two lucky stars (numbers), with prizes ranging from around ￡2.50 up to the jackpot.
The prize values vary depending on ticket sales and the number of winners in each prize tier.
Joseph Gamp Today, 17:00
Explained: How long do winners have to claim their 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, 16:40
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
Joseph Gamp Today, 16:20
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.
Milica Cosic Today, 16:00
Is there a secret?
Have you ever wondered the secrets to winning big in the lottery? Is it pure luck or is there a system to it…?
Avoid computer picks. It lowers your odds of winning. On scratchcards, try buying 10 of one ticket instead of several different tickets. Mix up your numbers. Even it out – Don’t pick all odd or all even numbers. Split from the crowd, so don’t play patterns. Apparently, you should avoid anniversaries, birthday’s and dates. Avoid playing winning numbers that have been drawn before, because every combination has a chance of coming up once every half a million drawings.
Milica Cosic Today, 15:30
Claiming your prize money
Here’s how long you have to claim your money:
All National Lottery and Euro Millions draw game prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the day of the draw (unless you follow the procedure which allows you to claim within seven days after the end of the claim period).
Milica Cosic Today, 15:00
Explained: How likely am I to win the Millionaire Maker?
According to the EuroMillions website, there is a 1 in 1,900,000 chance that a player could win the Millionaire Maker game on a Tuesday.
This shrinks to 1 in approximately 2,250,000 if there is a rollover – meaning no one has won the previous draw’s jackpot.
On a Friday, it’s estimated that there is a 1 in 2,950,000 chance of winning a guaranteed ￡1million.
If there is a quadruple rollover, the odds could fall to 1 in 3,400,000.
Winning the game depends on the number of payslips sold so the odds fluctuate from game-to-game.
The odds can also change if there is a special event.
In March 2019, EuroMillions created 40 UK millionaires in a one-off special draw.
Milica Cosic Today, 14:30
Not long left to enter tonight's draw
There are just five hours left to enter in tonight’s Euromillions draw.
This is not one you want to miss, as the jackpot tonight sits at ￡88 million.
Milica Cosic Today, 14:00
That's some serious luck
In an interview with ABC News, Richard Lustig explained that his method was to re-invest all of his winnings back into the lottery, and also recommended using hand-picked sequential numbers, as well as using the same numbers repeatedly.
Lustig’s total wins amount to a value of $1,052,205.58, which is about ￡766,736.95.
Win 1: January 1993 (scratch-off ticket) – $10,000 Win 2: August 1997 (Florida Fantasy 5) – $13,696.03 Win 3: June 2000 (“scratch-off ticket “2nd chance drawing”) – $3,594.66 Win 4: October 2001 (“scratch-off ticket “2nd chance drawing”) – valued at $4,966 Win 5: January 2002 (Florida Mega Money) – $842,152.91 Win 6: November 25, 2008 (Florida Fantasy 5) $73,658.06 Win 7: August 9, 2010 (Florida Fantasy 5) – $98,992.92
Milica Cosic Today, 13:30
Explained: the Millionaire maker
The Euromillions millionaire maker is like a backup if you are not successful with matching the numbers. Instead if your ticket has the matching code to the draw you’ll win.
According to the EuroMillions website, there is a 1 in 1,900,000 chance that a player could win the Millionaire Maker game on a Tuesday.
This shrinks to 1 in approximately 2,250,000 if there is a rollover – meaning no one has won the previous draw’s jackpot.
On a Friday, it’s estimated that there is a 1 in 2,950,000 chance of winning a guaranteed ￡1million.
If there is a quadruple rollover, the odds could fall to 1 in 3,400,000.
Winning the game depends on the number of payslips sold so the odds fluctuate from game-to-game.
The odds can also change if there is a special event.
In March 2019, EuroMillions created 40 UK millionaires in a one-off special draw.
Milica Cosic Today, 13:00
Stats from the National Lottery
Six Millionaires are made every week The luckiest postcode is Birmingham with 119 millionaires The luckiest profession is building There are 6 million winners a week ￡56 billion paid out in prizes Over ￡34 million goes to National Lottery Projects every week Most Millionaires celebrate with a cup of tea
Milica Cosic Today, 12:30
Play responsibly
Gaming is fun but for a few, but it may become a problem.
If you’re worried about yourself, or someone you know, speak in confidence to the people at GamCare, available 24/7, on 0808 8020 133 or visit the GamCare website for assistance.
Milica Cosic Today, 12:00
How to play the EuroMillions Pick five numbers from 1-50 and 2 Lucky Stars from 1-12, or try a Lucky Dip for randomly selected numbers. You can choose to play on a Tuesday or Friday – or both, then the number of weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to seven lines of numbers and buy up to 10 play slips at a time. And… you’re good to go!
Milica Cosic Today, 11:30
Pictured: The Lottery timetable
There is a draw happening six nights a week, apart from Sundays.
Here is a timetable for all UK lottery games including Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life and what day they happen on.
Milica Cosic Today, 11:00
It's written in the stars
According to the stars, it seems that some of us are much more likely to win than others.
Before we get to the big reveal of which sign is most likely to pick the right balls and become a millionaire, let’s take a look at some of the other lucky stars in the zodiac.
Leo Virgo Scorpio
Milica Cosic Today, 10:30
Explained: How did the EuroMillions start?
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.
You will choose five main numbers and then two lucky stars (numbers), with prizes ranging from around ￡2.50 up to the jackpot.
The prize values vary depending on ticket sales and the number of winners in each prize tier.
Milica Cosic Today, 10:00
What is the money raised spent on?
Around ￡30 million is raised every week by National Lottery players for good causes – so even if you don’t win some of the country’s most vulnerable do.
Here are some of the organisations they work with:
Arts Council England Sport England BFI UK Sport Arts Council Of Wales Sport Wales Arts Council Of Northern Ireland
Milica Cosic Today, 09:30
Euromillions returns TONIGHT
The Euromillions draw is back tonight with an impressive ￡88 million up for grabs.
The draw is expected to take place at around 8:45pm this evening following the Thunderball draw which kicks off at 8:00pm.
What are you waiting for?
Be sure to get your tickets, as this is one you don’t want to miss.
Milica Cosic Today, 09:00
A financial crash catastrophe
Roger Griffiths and his wife Lara netted ￡1.8million on the National Lottery in 2005. He had worked as an IT manager and she as a performing arts teacher but both quit their jobs.
The couple enjoyed the high life and went on a lavish spending spree splashing ￡800,000 on a barn conversion in Wetherby, West Yorks., along with flash cars and five-star holidays in Dubai, New York and Monaco.
Wannabe rock star Roger also spent ￡25,000 making a record with his old band from Lancaster University. The couple invested in property and a beauty salon but the financial crash saw the value of their portfolio plummet.
And on New Year’s Eve 2010, the couple’s home went up in flames – a disaster which was made worse by the house being underinsured. By 2013 the money had gone and the couple had split up, each blaming each other for the reversal in their fortunes.
Roger said: “When you’re told you’re a millionaire, it feels limitless. We had played the Lottery for years – when I found out I’d won, it was overwhelming.”
Lara has revealed she has to sell her collection of designer handbags to get by.
Milica Cosic Today, 08:30
Luckiest numbers
Think you’ve got the right numbers to win the EuroMillions? Here are the most popular numbers.
For Euromillions, the most popular number is 50.
Followed by: 44, 19, 4 and 30.
The most common extra numbers have been 8 and 3.
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 08:00
When you win, they win
Around ￡30 million is raised every week by National Lottery players for good causes – so even if you don’t win some of the country’s most vulnerable do.
Here are some of the organisations they work with:
Arts Council England Sport England BFI UK Sport Arts Council Of Wales Sport Wales Arts Council Of Northern Ireland
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:30
Written in the stars
Well according to the stars, it seems that some of us are much more likely to get it than others.
Before we get to the big reveal of which sign is most likely to pick the right balls and become a millionaire, let’s take a look at some of the other lucky stars in the zodiac.
Leo Virgo Scorpio
caroline.mortimer@thesun.co.uk Today, 07:00
Explained: How should I pick my numbers?
Have you ever wondered the secrets to winning big in the lottery? Here are some of the top tips to maximise your chance of winning:
Avoid computer picks. It lowers your odds of winning. On scratchcards, try buying 10 of one ticket instead of several different tickets. Mix up your numbers. Even it out – Don’t pick all odd or all even numbers. Split from the crowd, so don’t play patterns. Apparently, you should avoid anniversaries, birthday’s and dates. Avoid playing winning numbers that have been drawn before, because every combination has a chance of coming up once every half a million drawings.
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