National Lottery draw LATEST – £2m Lotto jackpot up for grabs tonight after EuroMillions draw – plus ticket & prize news

THE EuroMillions jackpot will rollover to a balance busting £67m on Friday after no one claimed Tuesday's top prize.

There were no jackpot winners in yesterdays EuroMillions however, one UK player got their hands on £202,406.20.

And this evening, the Lotto draw returns with a cool £2m jackpot up for the taking.

Tonight's National Lottery's draw takes place at 8pm.

Read our Lottery live blog below for the latest news and results…

  • Joseph Gamp

    Lotto winner tried to tell mum she scooped £10,000 every month

    Laura Hoyle, 39, said it took her almost two weeks to realise she had won the draw-dropping amount after initially thinking she had just won a fiver.

    But now Laura and partner Kirk Stevens, 37, said their lives had been changed by the mind-blowing win.

    She added:"I was working from home that afternoon and stopped immediately to call Camelot. I was physically shaking as I told the lady, 'I think I've won the lottery!"

    Read the article in full here.

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    What numbers do most people choose?

    A lot of people doing the EuroMillions pick a lucky dip to get their numbers.

    Lottoland advises that people should avoid popular numbers, like 1-31, as people tend to opt for their birth date.

    This means if these numbers come up more people will have them and the winning amount will be divided between more people.

    They also suggest avoidance of a sequence of numbers.

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    Last night's EuroMillions numbers

    Last night's National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers were: 29, 43, 02, 03 and 17.

    The Lucky Stars were 04 and 01.

    In the Millionaire Maker Selection, one UK millionaire was created with code MRFP09673.

    And Tuesday's Thunderball winning numbers were 06, 10, 11, 27 and 30, with a Thunderball of 11.

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    Rolling in it

    For many, winning the jackpot means mass celebrations and ultra-expensive cars – but not for Susan Hardman.

    When the mum-of-one’s numbers came up in January 2010 she worked as a hairdresser in Eardisley, Hereford, and was “struggling financially”.

    Instead of splashing out when the £1.2million win landed in her bank account, she traded in her scissors for overalls and became a pig farmer.

    Susan claimed to be happier than ever knee-deep in mud and said bringing a piglet into the world brought her “more satisfaction” than winning the lottery.

  • Joseph Gamp

    Most common EuroMillions numbers revealed

    For EuroMillions, you pick five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, with draws taking place every Tuesdays and Fridays.

    The five most drawn main numbers since EuroMillions launched in February 2004 are 23, 44, 50, 19 and 37.

    The two most drawn Lucky Stars are 2, 3 and 8. The least drawn numbers are 33, 36, 22, 40, 18.

    The original Lucky Stars were 1 to 9 – of those, the least drawn are 4 and 1. The more recently added Lucky Stars 10, 11 and 12 have been drawn less.

    In the UK, a single entry to a EuroMillions draw costs £2.50. EuroMillions is different to the main Lotto draw.

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    Lottery winner murdered by doctor husband who gave her lethal injection

    A LOTTERY winner was killed by her doctor husband who injected her with painkillers after he accused her of squandering the cash.

    Joseph Roncaioli, 72, was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife Ibi who won $10 million she split with her friend.

    Prosecutors told his trial he may have been have been upset his wife squandered the couple’s fortune leaving them with little money for retirement, the Toronto Star reported.

    Passing sentence, the trial judge said his crime “more resembles a murder than an accidental killing”.

    “It was intentional, not spontaneous,” said Justice Jane Ferguson.

    Hungarian-born Ibi and her friend won $10 million on the lottery in Canada back in 1991 and the pair split the winnings.

    Her husband’s trial heard that she gave away $2 million on a son whose existence was a secret from her other two boys.

  • 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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    How much did Lottery ticket sales make last year?

    From total ticket sales of £8,373.9 million in the year ending 31 March 2021:

    • £1,887.5 million was raised for National Lottery projects
    • £4,854.7 million was paid to players in prizes
    • £1,004.8 million went to the Government in Lottery Duty
    • £275.9 million was earned by retailers in commission

    EuroMillions prize pot rises to £67m after no jackpot winners

    Friday's EuroMillions jackpot is now worth an estimated £67m after no one scooped the top prize in Tuesday's draw.

    There were no jackpot winners in yesterdays Euromillions however.

    But one UK player did get their hands on £202,406.20.

    • Joseph Gamp

      'I'm glad i didn't get the £3m'

      Martyn and Kay Tott got the shock of their lives when they realised they’d won £3million back in 2001 – six months after buying the ticket.

      By the time they saw an appeal for the winner to come forward, they couldn’t find the ticket.

      After 45 agonising days of deliberating, Camelot told the devastated couple that they weren’t going to receive the cash.

      “Having that money taken away was torture,” Martyn told the Mail on Sunday.

      “For a long time I lost sight of who I was and what I believed in. But I can honestly say I’m glad I didn’t get the £3million now.

      “There is no guarantee it would have brought me happiness.”

    • Joseph Gamp

      The unluckiest players of all time?

      A young couple missed 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 the 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 full here.

    • Joseph Gamp

      We won the lottery – and then made our friends rich

      A £115million jackpot is probably enough to not just change your life, but the lives of everyone you’ve ever cared about too.

      Which is probably why Frances and Patrick Connolly decided to give over half of their winnings to 175 people.

      “We won £114,969,775.70 and we have given away more than half,” Frances said last year.

      “That’s £60million-worth of love. And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can’t think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven’t smiled.”

      Read more here.

    • Joseph Gamp

      What is EuroMillions?

      EuroMillions is a lottery game in which players from participating European countries join in the fun to win huge life changing jackpots.

      Players can pick five numbers from 1-50 and two Lucky Stars from 1-12, or they can try a Lucky Dip for randomly selected numbers. 

      The EuroMillions runs on Tuesday’s or Friday’s every week. Remember, to play on a draw day, you’ll need to buy your ticket before 7.30pm.

      All results are published here on the blog from around 9.30pm.

    • Joseph Gamp

      Explained: How the National Lottery works

      The National Lottery raises money to go to many ‘good causes’ and have helped give out numerous grants to those that need it most.

      On their website they state: “We retain around just 1% of revenue in profit, while around 95% of total revenue goes back to winners and society. More so, we run one of the most cost-efficient major lotteries in Europe, with around 4% of total revenue spent on operating costs.

      “To date, National Lottery players have helped to raise over £43 billion for Good Causes, with more than 635,000 individual awards made across the UK – the equivalent of more than 225 lottery grants in every UK postcode district.

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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%
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        Biggest ever lottery jackpots

        • £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

        EuroMillions winner takes out restraining order against ex-mistress

        ONE of Britain's biggest EuroMillions winners has won a bid to gag his former mistress after she wrote a book about their holiday romance.

        Gareth Bull, 50, was married to wife Catherine when he scooped almost £41million in 2012.

        Read more here.

        Gran who stole £33,000 of scratch cards from corner shop spared jail

        A GRAN stole £33,000 worth of Lotto scratchcards from a corner shop while working behind the till, a court heard today.

        Trusted shop assistant Sheila Hancock, 60, took thousands of cards from the display without paying for them.

        And if she saw it was a winning card after scratching off the silver foil she took the prize money out of the till, it was said.

        Puzzled owner Virajkumar Patel couldn’t understand why his busy store wasn’t making a profit despite staying open throughout the pandemic.

        So he checked CCTV and was horrified when he saw Hancock repeatedly helping herself to cards and winnings. York crown court heard she had become addicted to the “easy” gambling and got away with the deceit from January 2020 until April of this year.

        National Lottery weekly timetable

        Here’s a timetable for all UK lottery games including Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life.

        There is a draw 6 nights a week.

        However, there are no draws on Sundays.

        Top ten easiest lotteries

        1. FranceLoto – odds 1:5.99
        2. Swedish Lottery – odds 1:7
        3. Oz Lotto – odds 1:8
        4. Polish Mini Lotto – odds 1:8.5
        5. UK National Lottery – odds 1:9.3
        6. Spanish Lotto – odds 1:10
        7. Austria Lotto – odds 1:12
        8. Irish Lotto – odds 1:13
        9. Mega Millions Lottery – odds 1:24
        10. Powerball Lotto – odds 1:24.87

        No winners

        The Set For Life draw took place on Monday night, with a jackpot of £10,000 a month for 30 years.

        Sadly, no winners claimed the top prize, which is equivalent to a lifetime payout of £3.6m.

        Set For Life returns next Monday, November 8.

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          Yesterday's Euromillions numbers

          Yesterday's Euromillions numbers are 2, 3, 17, 29 and 43 and the Lucky stars are and 4

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          Whole lotto misery

          A LOTTERY winner was killed by her doctor husband who injected her with painkillers after he accused her of squandering the cash.

          Joseph Roncaioli, 72, was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife Ibi who won $10 million she split with her friend.

          Prosecutors told his trial he may have been have been upset his wife squandered the couple’s fortune leaving them with little money for retirement, the Toronto Star reported.

          Passing sentence, the trial judge said his crime “more resembles a murder than an accidental killing”.

          “It was intentional, not spontaneous,” said Justice Jane Ferguson.

          Hungarian-born Ibi and her friend won $10 million on the lottery in Canada back in 1991 and the pair split the winnings.

          Her husband’s trial heard that she gave away $2 million on a son whose existence was a secret from her other two boys.

        • Louis Allwood

          ‘Lottery curse’

          Colin and Chris Weir won £161million on the EuroMillions in 2011 – making them the 22nd richest people in Scotland and propelling them onto the Sunday Times Rich List.

          They splashed out on a stunning mansion and their humble first buys included a checked sports jacket, a computer and a tractor.

          The Scottish couple initially bought Knock House near Largs, but they sold their mansion in favour of an even bigger pad in Troon. They donated much of their money and set up The Weir Charitable Trust in 2013.

          Sadly, in April 2019, the pair announced they were divorcing. They had been married for 38 years before being hit by the lottery curse, and shared two grown-up children, Carly and Jamie.

          Just three months later, Colin tragically died of kidney failure and sepsis aged 72.

        • Louis Allwood

          Yesterday's Thunderball numbers revealed

          Yesterday's Thunderball numbers are 30, 6, 27, 11, 10 and the Thunderball is 11

          Good luck!

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