A whopping £9.5m jackpot is up for grabs in tonight’s draw
It’s finally the weekend again, and what better way to top it off than by winning the lottery. This time tomorrow, someone could be receiving the news that they a multi-millionaire with a £9.5m jackpot up for grabs in tonight’s National Lottery Lotto draw.
The winning Lotto numbers for tonight’s draw were revealed at 8pm, with the Thunderball draw following shortly after, offering a top prize of £500,000.
The New Lotto game means that with one ticket you will have two chances to win as each Wednesday and Saturday Lotto draw will feature two rounds. That means two chances of winning a prize with every line of numbers you play, for the same price.
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Tonight’s winning Round 1 Lottery numbers were 22, 34, 41, 43, 54 and 56. The bonus ball was 24. The Round 2 winning numbers were 12, 18, 40, 43, 44 and 45. The bonus ball was 29.
The winning Thunderball numbers were 16, 22, 30, 31 and 35. The Thunderball was 12.
Since its first draw on November 19, 1994, the UK National Lottery has distributed funds far beyond its winners. Around half of all ticket sales go towards prizes, while 28% supports good causes. The remainder is split between government duty (12%), retailers (5%), and the operator (5%).
Over the years, the lottery has created some eye-watering wins. The biggest ever Lotto prize came in April 2016, when a single anonymous ticket-holder scooped £35 million.
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