National Lottery results LIVE: Winning Lotto numbers revealed with £3.8m jackpot up for grabs as EuroMillions prize won
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
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.
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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%
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
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
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.
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‘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
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
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
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
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
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
Copied customer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%
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%
Why did the ‘King of Chavs’ wife leave him?
Michael Carroll has reportedly remarried his estranged wife Sandra.
The self-styled ‘King of Chavs’ was 19 when he scooped £9,736,131 on the National Lottery in November 2002.
Part-time binman Michael Carroll, who was wearing an electronic tag when he bought his winning ticket, splashed out on a £340,000 on a six-bedroom home in Norfolk. Not content with the swish property, he lavished £400,000 on a series of upgrades including a swimming pool and a car track in the garden.
Michael also spent around £1million on shares in his beloved Rangers FC and £49,000 on a BMW. Carroll’s wife, Sandra, left him just a month after their wedding in 2003 after being appalled by his incessant partying, accusing him of cheating on her with sex workers.
She took £1.4million in a settlement – but once she was gone, Michael really dialled up the hedonism with what he called “Roman-style orgies” at his mansion while spending £2,000 on cocaine in a single day.
“I only started to think about three things – drugs, sex and gold,” he said. “The dealer who introduced me to crack has more of my lotto money than I do.”
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
Big winner
The biggest EuroMillions 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.
- Joseph Gamp
EuroMillions draw history and prize breakdown
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
Copied customer
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
‘I shop in Primark despite £1.8m win’
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.
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