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All the latest news and updates on the Lotto, which is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday. Lotto is the original UK National Lottery game, with the first ever draw taking place on November 19, 1994.

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National Lottery ticketholder has just 3 weeks left to claim £3,600,000 prize

Channel: UK UK 10 hours ago By Jasper King
Joe Thwaite, 49, and Jess Thwaite, 46, from Gloucestershire celebrate after winning the record-breaking EuroMillions jackpot of ?184M from the draw on Tuesday 10 May, 2022, at the Ellenborough Park Hotel, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Picture date: Thursday May 19, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story LOTTERY EuroMillions . Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Full list of biggest Lottery winners after someone wins £209,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot

Channel: UK UK 2 days ago By Danny Rigg
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 20: UK National Lottery slips are displayed at a National Lottery ticket desk on October 20, 2024 in Bath, England. Established in 1994, the National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom, initially run by the Camelot Group it is currently operated by Allwyn Entertainment Ltd. Over half the money spent on National Lottery games goes to the prize fund and a quarter goes to good causes that are set out by Parliament. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Two UK Lotto ticket holders have won £1,900,000 each but don't even know it

Channel: UK UK March 7, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
**FREE FOR EDITORIAL USE** 20-year-old James Clarkson celebrates winning ??7,533,329 on the National Lottery with his parents, grandparents and family members at Dalston Hall near Carlisle, UK. Picture date: Monday January 13, 2025. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin

Man, 20, wins £7,500,000 on the lottery and still goes to work the next day

Channel: UK UK January 15, 2025 By Katie Boyden
The National Lottery Lotto draw results from Saturday 11 January 2025 (Picture: The National Lottery)

Someone's won £4,000,000 on the lottery and doesn't know it yet

Channel: UK UK January 12, 2025 By Katie Boyden
London. UK- 11.20.2022. A person marking the numbers on a lottery coupon.; Shutterstock ID 2229169795; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Two people in same county have won £1,000,000 on the Lotto and don't even know it

Channel: UK UK December 31, 2024 By Sam Corbishley

£8,000,000 left unclaimed in National Lottery prizes ahead of Christmas jackpot

Channel: UK UK December 24, 2024 By Danny Rigg
Southwold, Suffolk, UK - 4 October 2023: British Lottery Gambling sign seen outside a newsagent. The sign is attached to an old brick wall in the seaside town. The sign is made of ABS plastic.; Shutterstock ID 2380928023; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

One lucky Lottery winner claims huge £7,300,000 jackpot just before Christmas

Channel: UK UK December 13, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
LOTTO blank lottery tickets and the black pen placed on top. UK National Lottery. Selective focus. Stafford, United Kingdom, November 14, 2022; Shutterstock ID 2226866973; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Lucky UK lottery ticket holder bags £7,300,000 jackpot

Channel: UK UK December 10, 2024 By Luke Alsford
File photo dated 15/07/11 of Colin Weir with ex-wife Chris after winning a EuroMillions jackpot of ??161 million. Colin Weir has died after a short illness, his lawyers said. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday December 27, 2019. See PA story DEATH EuroMillions. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Full list of 10 biggest UK lottery wins after £177,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot

Channel: UK UK 3 days ago By Danny Rigg
Southwold, Suffolk, UK - 4 October 2023: British Lottery Gambling sign seen outside a newsagent. The sign is attached to an old brick wall in the seaside town. The sign is made of ABS plastic.; Shutterstock ID 2380928023; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Mystery winner finally claims £2,600,000 Lotto jackpot

Channel: UK UK November 18, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Lucky ticket-holder wins ?7.4m jackpot in Saturday?s Lotto draw Leave credit blank

Lucky UK Lotto winner scoops 'life-changing' £7,400,000 jackpot — check your ticket now

Channel: UK UK October 13, 2024 By Jen Mills
Play Video A 50/50 composite image showing (L) a cat and (R) a scratched scratch card

Thieving cat wins owner £10 with stolen scratch card

Channel: UK UK September 25, 2024 By Lucia Botfield

Lotto winner ditches husband after he 'squandered millions on cars and watches'

Channel: UK UK March 11, 2024 By Tom Sanders
The National Lottery Lotto draw results from Wednesday 27 September 2023 (Picture: The National Lottery)

Lucky Lotto winner has scooped a £5,200,000 jackpot

Channel: UK UK September 27, 2023 By Katie Boyden
Rapist who won ?7,200,000 with lottery ticket he bought on day release is allowed to access his winnings after 15yr battle

Rapist who won £7,200,000 lottery on day release wins full access to jackpot

Channel: UK UK April 14, 2023 By Sam Courtney-Guy
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There's a lottery where you can win $1,900,000,000 after it rolled over 40 times

Channel: World World November 8, 2022 By Joel Taylor
KONSKIE, POLAND - MAY 18, 2018: The National Lottery website displayed on smartphone hidden in jeans pocket; Shutterstock ID 1095585575; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

The hunt is on for the holder of a winning lottery ticket worth £7,440,150

Channel: UK UK June 30, 2022 By Sean Seddon

Someone's come forward to claim staggering £55,000,000 EuroMillions jackpot

Channel: UK UK June 20, 2022 By Sean Seddon
The National Lottery sign on a shop. (Photo by: Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Check your lottery ticket now because you could have won £8,500,000

Channel: Money Money May 26, 2022 By Emma Brazell