BRITS could get their hands on EuroMillions' biggest ever UK prize tonight as the numbers for a huge ￡184M top prize are revealed.
Tonight's National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers are: 49, 21, 26, 34, 31, while the Lucky Stars are 05 & 02
In the Millionaire Maker Selection, one UK millionaire has been created with code MLCF88786.
The Thunderball draw also took place at 8pm, with Brits playing for a tidy ￡500,000 jackpot.
Earlier this week Camelot confirmed that no-one had got the winning numbers for Tuesday's eye-watering ￡184m EuroMillions top prize.
That means to staggering sum will be available to win again tonight - with any British winner from the draw being the biggest payout in UK history.
Read our EuroMillions live blog for the latest updates...
Joseph Gamp 17 minutes ago
How old do I need to be to play?
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.
Gambling is illegal for under-18s, but until now anyone 16 or over has been able to play National Lottery games.
Joseph Gamp 35 minutes ago
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 16th Oct 2021, 23:40
Saturday’s winning Lotto numbers
Tonight’s National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 04, 18, 21, 24, 37, 58
The Bonus Ball is 22. Tonight’s estimated jackpot is ￡3.8 million
Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 08, 11, 15, 29, and 30.
Meanwhile, the Thunderball is 01.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 23:20
French ticket holder scoops record EuroMillions jackpot
A French ticket-holder has won the record ￡184 million EuroMillions jackpot.
The winning numbers were 21, 26, 31, 34, 49, and the Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 05.
Friday’s game was expected to attract a surge of entries due to the size of the winnings.
Tuesday’s jackpot now sits at an estimated ￡14 million.
There have been five UK EuroMillions jackpot winners so far this year, including the anonymous winners of ￡122 million in April and ￡111 million in June.
The biggest recent UK winners to go public were Frances and Patrick Connolly, from Northern Ireland, who scooped a ￡115 million prize in 2019.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 22:58
How old do I need to be to play?
Those feeling lucky now have to be over 18 to play, as the minimum age has gone 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.
Gambling is illegal for under-18s, but until now anyone 16 or over has been able to play National Lottery games.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 22:36
‘We forgot our ticket – so we won twice’
Derek and Dawn Ladner, from Redruth, Cornwall, were thrilled when the same six numbers they used every week finally came up in the midweek lottery draw.
They initially claimed ￡479,142 from the ￡2,395,710 jackpot due to bagging the top prize with five other winners.
However, a week later Derek, then 57, was in for quite the shock when he found a second lottery ticket in his pocket.
It was from that same winning draw and thanks to his forgetfulness – when he bet twice with the same lucky numbers – their winnings increased to ￡958,284.
In 2007, lottery operator Camelot told the Daily Mail: “[Derek] bought one winning ticket but forgot about it, then he went off to buy another and ended up with two shares.”
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 21:53
Saturday's winning Lotto numbers
Tonight's National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 04, 18, 21, 24, 37, 58
The Bonus Ball is 22. Tonight's estimated jackpot is ￡3.8 million
Tonight's National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 08, 11, 15, 29, and 30.
Meanwhile, the Thunderball is 01.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 21:16
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%
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 20:53
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.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 20:35
French ticket holder scoops record EuroMillions jackpot
A French ticket-holder has won the record ￡184 million EuroMillions jackpot.
The winning numbers were 21, 26, 31, 34, 49, and the Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 05.
Friday’s game was expected to attract a surge of entries due to the size of the winnings.
Tuesday’s jackpot now sits at an estimated ￡14 million.
There have been five UK EuroMillions jackpot winners so far this year, including the anonymous winners of ￡122 million in April and ￡111 million in June.
The biggest recent UK winners to go public were Frances and Patrick Connolly, from Northern Ireland, who scooped a ￡115 million prize in 2019.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 20:05
Some star signs are luckier than others
Well, according to the stars some signs are luckier than others, so read on and see if you should pop out and buy that winning lotto ticket. It could be you!
Leo – Oh, Leo we knew you’d be one of the lucky ones. You always look good, have a string of admirers and just tend to always be prowling on the bright side of the street.
Virgo – It’s no coincidence that planner extraordinaire is one of the luckiest signs of the zodiac. Virgos only become successful because they put in the hours and werk, girl.
Scorpio – Magnanimous Scorpio has definitely got it going on when it comes to luck. They’ll often find themselves in the right place at the right time as if by magic, much to the annoyance of some less fortunate souls.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 19:40
‘Dying dad gave money for my winning ticket’
A hospital visit to see her father, led lucky Libby Elliot, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to win ￡2,169,664 on the lottery.
Shortly before leaving, he gave his grandchildren pocket money and “two pounds pocket money” to his daughter too.
In 2013, Libby, then 57, told the Daily Record: “On a whim, I put it on the Lucky Dip on my way home.”
The next day, her dad couldn’t believe the news and was amazed that Libby was in hospital with him rather than planning ways to spend her cash.
She recalled him saying: “Look at you, you’re a multi-millionaire and yet you’re sitting here beside me.”
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 19:09
How old do I need to be to play?
Those feeling lucky now have to be over 18 to play, as the minimum age has gone 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.
Gambling is illegal for under-18s, but until now anyone 16 or over has been able to play National Lottery games.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 17:46
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.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 17:13
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%
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 16:05
What is EuroMillions and how to play?
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 16th Oct 2021, 15:05
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 16th Oct 2021, 14:06
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Jamie Heavens, from Bournemouth, won ￡1million on a Millionaire Riches Scratch card in 2016.
The roofer, then 26, was waiting to buy a drink at the petrol station when he realised he picked up the wrong flavour.
He had to go to the back of the queue and noticed the “man in front of me bought a scratch card”.
Jamie recalled: “So I picked the same card as him.
“I drove to a layby to scratch it and realised I’d won but it was 7.30 in the morning and I still had a day’s shift ahead.
“I couldn’t get signal so I climbed onto the roof we were working on and rang Camelot, I won a million pounds and earned another ￡100 for my shift.
The big win allowed him and his partner to afford the wedding of their dreams but instead of getting carried away by his fortune, they live a modest life.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 13:25
Lottery Adviser says some winners haven't told ANYONE
The man who looks after lottery winners says he has advised some people who have never told a single soul, and that he will "never know" himself how it feels to win big.
Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, has seen "all sorts" of reactions in his 15 years dealing with lucky ticketholders.
"I've seen people be sick with excitement, I've seen people resign their job on the spot, I've seen people jumping up and down, I've known husbands who haven't told wives and wives who haven't told husbands, I've been to homes where there's literally a party going on already," he told the PA news agency.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 12:54
French ticket holder scoops record EuroMillions jackpot
A French ticket-holder has won the record ￡184 million EuroMillions jackpot.
The winning numbers were 21, 26, 31, 34, 49, and the Lucky Star numbers were 02 and 05.
Friday's game was expected to attract a surge of entries due to the size of the winnings.
Tuesday's jackpot now sits at an estimated ￡14 million.
There have been five UK EuroMillions jackpot winners so far this year, including the anonymous winners of ￡122 million in April and ￡111 million in June.
The biggest recent UK winners to go public were Frances and Patrick Connolly, from Northern Ireland, who scooped a ￡115 million prize in 2019.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 12:10
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.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 11:53
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.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 11:21
How old do I need to be to play?
Those feeling lucky now have to be over 18 to play, as the minimum age has gone 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.
Gambling is illegal for under-18s, but until now anyone 16 or over has been able to play National Lottery games.
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 10:55
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%
Joseph Gamp 16th Oct 2021, 10:30
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%
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