Live National Lottery updates as winning Set For Life jackpot numbers REVEALED (2024)

9th Jan 2022, 02:00By Louis Allwood

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.

9th Jan 2022, 01:00By Louis Allwood

The first man ever to win twice in the same draw

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.

9th Jan 2022, 00:00By Louis Allwood

“Absolutely heartbroken”

That was the case for one young couple this week whomissed 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 fullhere.

8th Jan 2022, 23:30By Louis Allwood

I won £30k & brand new BMW on Christmas scratchcard

A GRATEFUL gran has kicked off the new year in the best way possible, winning £30,000 and a brand new BMW on a scratch card.

Hanna Valarie Dewar, from Tain, in the Scottish Highlands, won big on the Cars & Cash National Lottery scratchcard, after she nearly threw the winning ticket away.

Mrs “Val” Dewar said she had decided to treat herself to the scratch card after a trip to the dentist, on December 22, and was left in disbelief after she realised she won.

The 79-year-old said that she nearly threw the winning ticket away before she realised she had won the top cash prize and a brand new BMW X2, the Daily Record reported.

She said: “I had been at the dentist that day and decided to buy myself a couple of Scratchcards to cheer myself up. I remember it because I was chatting to the lady behind the counter at Morrisons who, funnily enough, was also called Val.

“Being a few days before Christmas the shop was very busy so I decided to wait until I got home to scratch them.

“I live in a farmhouse with a big open fire and normally when I have scratched the cards, and if I haven’t won anything, I just throw them into the fire.

“Strangely, that day the fire wasn’t lit and boy am I glad about that!”

8th Jan 2022, 23:00By Louis Allwood

Winner, winner

• £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

8th Jan 2022, 22:30By Louis Allwood

Scratchcard rule shake up

A major rules shake-up to National Lottery tickets and scratch card will change who is able to buy tickets from October this year.

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.

The new rules come into effect from today after being announced as part of amajor crackdown on gambling lawslast year.

Online sales of lottery tickets and scratch cards have already been banned – this came into force in April this year.

8th Jan 2022, 22:00By Louis Allwood

Prizes up for grabs in the Thunderball

5 MAIN NUMBERS Plus the Thunderball- £500, 000

5 MAIN NUMBERS - £5,000

4 MAIN NUMBERS Plus the Thunderball- £250

4 MAIN NUMBERS - £100

3 MAIN NUMBERS Plus the Thunderball - £20

3 MAIN NUMBERS- £10

2 MAIN NUMBERS Plus the Thunderball- £10

1 MAIN NUMBER Plus the Thunderball-£5

0 MAIN NUMBERS Plus the Thunderball - £3

8th Jan 2022, 21:30By Louis Allwood

Weekly draws

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.

8th Jan 2022, 21:00By Louis Allwood

Three ways to improve your chances for Friday’s EuroMillions

1. Don’t favour special dates

It’s pretty common to opt for birthdays and anniversaries when choosing Lotto numbers.

If you’re relying on special dates, you’re never going to pick a number higher than 31 so you’re ruling out 19 possibilities.

Don’t be afraid to explore your options between 32 and 50.

2. Bunch your choices

To stand a better chance of scoring a win, go for numbers closer together.

For example, instead of choosing 3, 7, 14, 19, and 26, you could give 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 a go.

3. Keep things balanced

As well as keeping your digits closer together, experts suggest keeping them well-balanced.

They recommend adding them up once you’ve made your choices to ensure the total is between 90 and 160.

This is because numbers between these two account for almost three quarters of the five-number successful EuroMillions sets.

8th Jan 2022, 20:20By Louis Allwood

Tonight's Thunderball results

The numbers for the Thunderball are 26, 27, 38, 10, 15 and the Thunderball is 13.

Good luck.

8th Jan 2022, 19:48By Louis Allwood

Lotto draw results

Lotto results for tonight are 36, 46, 33, 21, 43, 28 and the bonus ball is 27.

Good luck to all those that have entered.

8th Jan 2022, 19:16By Louis Allwood

Not long now

Just 10 minutes until entries close for this evenings Lotto draw.

Go get them tickets, you need to be in it to win it.

8th Jan 2022, 18:45By Louis Allwood

Recent unclaimed prizes

Draw date – 20/08/2021

Draw – EuroMillions

Prize – £75,443.40 Match 5 + 1 Star

Ticket purchased in – Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley

Winning numbers – 3, 9, 19, 20, 23 Lucky Stars 9, 11

Last date to claim – 16/02/2022

8th Jan 2022, 18:12By Louis Allwood

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.

8th Jan 2022, 17:30By Louis Allwood

Not long now

Just under 2 hours left to enter for tonight's Lotto draw.

Head over to the Official National Lottery website now to get your numbers.

Good luck.

8th Jan 2022, 17:00By Louis Allwood

How much has been raised this week alone?

A grand total of £28,748,691 has been raised by players this week.

Since 1994 when the National Lottery was set up, players like you have helped raise more than £45BNBillionfor good causes.

That’s everything from heritage sites like Stonehenge to grassroots organisations working to end loneliness and isolation.

During 2021, more than 660,000 individual grants were made to good causes across the UK – the equivalent of around 235 in every UK postcode district.

2021 was also an extraordinary year for National Lottery winners. A total of 360 players joined the exclusive millionaires club last year – that’s nearly 1 new millionaire every single day.

8th Jan 2022, 16:07By Louis Allwood

Most recent Thunderball draws

• Fri 07 Jan 2022
• Top prize £500,000
• Ball numbers 04 - 15 - 16 - 30 - 34
• Thunderball 14

• Wed 05 Jan 2022
• Top prize £500,000
• Ball numbers 05 - 16 - 21 - 30 - 34
• Thunderball 07

• Tue 04 Jan 2022
• Top prize £500,000
• Ball numbers 06 - 13 - 31 - 32 - 34
• Thunderball 01

8th Jan 2022, 15:36By Louis Allwood

Remember to gamble responsibly

The National Lottery operate a 'Healthy Play' policy and monitor behavioural patterns in players.

The National Lottery released the following statement, "We know that extraordinary things happen when lots of people play a little. We’re proud to say that around 60% of UK adults enjoy our games, so encouraging healthy play is at the heart of everything we do. The way we design our games and tools helps put you in control of your play.

"To keep players safe online, we use an in-house behavioural analytics model. This identifies at-risk players, enabling us to support them through targeted interventions."

8th Jan 2022, 14:57By Louis Allwood

January lotto results

Wed 05 Jan 2022 - Jackpot £5,544,411 - Ball numbers 03 - 05 - 21 - 28 - 56 - 57 - Bonus ball 14

Sat 01 Jan 2022 - Jackpot £4,201,355 - Ball numbers 14 - 29 - 31 - 41 - 43 - 56 - Bonus ball 42

8th Jan 2022, 14:16By Louis Allwood

Lottery fraud

A RAPIST who scammed millions on the Lotto ten years ago still owns a posh four-bedroom house he allegedly bought with the tainted dosh.

The home in commuter haven Kings Langley, Herts, just minutes from the M25 has fallen into serious disrepair.

Docs show it is still owned by convicted rapist and fraudster Edward Putnam who is currently serving nine years for his despicable part inthe biggest scam to ever hit the National Lottery.

He was jailed for seven years in 1993 for raping a terrified pregnant 17-year-old girl.

Putnam, now 56, “scooped” £2.5 million on the National Lottery in 2009 afterconspiring with a Camelot employee to craft a fake ticket.

8th Jan 2022, 13:15By Louis Allwood

What draws are on tonight?

The Lotto and Thunderball draws return tonight.

A huge £7.7 million is up for grabs on the Lotto which is expected to take place at 7:45pm this evening.

The Thunderball will be taking place at 8:15pm with the usual jackpot of £500k.

8th Jan 2022, 12:36By Louis Allwood

Yesterday's results

Yesterday'sNational Lottery14,02,50,37,44and theLucky Starsare:07,11.

TheUK Millionaire Maker Selectionwinner is:TQQN90212.

Last night'sNational Lottery Thunderballwinning numbers are04,15,16,30,34and theThunderballis14.

8th Jan 2022, 12:00By Joseph Gamp

‘Money made my close relatives demanding and greedy’

Euromillions mumGillian Bayford is locked in a family feud over her share of a £148million jackpot.

Gillian, 44, accused her dad Ian McCulloch, 72, of trying to seize control of the fortune she won with her ex Adrian Bayford, 46.

The Dundee mum of two blasted Ian, mum Brenda and brother Colin, 42, saying: “It made them bitter and greedy.”

And she told how she gave them a £20million slice of her fortune — only for them to come back for more.

Gillian, who runs a property firm in Dundee, said: “It’s upsetting and it’s raw. The money was supposed to make everybody happy.

“But it’s made my close relatives demanding and greedy.”

8th Jan 2022, 11:30By Joseph Gamp

Stay tuned

Not long now until the first draw of the evening.

We are expecting the Thunderball draw to take place at 8pm and we will be bringing the results to you as soon as they happen.

8th Jan 2022, 11:00By Joseph Gamp

Recent unclaimed Millionaire Makers

• Draw date - 07/09/2021
• Draw - EuroMillions
• Prize - £1,000,000.00 - Millionaire Maker
• Ticket purchased in - Liverpool
• Winning numbers - MWSJ01166
• Last date to claim - 06/03/2022

• Draw date - 12/11/2021
• Draw - EuroMillions
• Prize - £1,000,000.00 - Millionaire Maker
• Ticket purchased in - Portsmouth
• Winning numbers - XVGW54390
• Last date to claim - 11/05/2022