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This makes tonight’s game the biggest jackpot of the year so far.
A jackpot can only rollover five times before it must be won in the following draw.
If no player matches all the numbers, a rolldown occurs, and the entire £15 million will be split among everyone else who wins a prize.
The game closes at 7:30pm tonight.
Follow our live blog below for updates.
November 12’s Lotto draw saw over £8.5 million up for grabs, but no one walked away with the jackpot – hence the rollover to tonight, with the prize pot now at £15 million.
One lucky winner did match five balls and the bonus, walking away with £1 million. 52 people matched five balls, taking £1,750 each.
In total, 683,574 players walked away with a prize, totalling an incredible £4,453,470.
No one won the £500k up for grabs on Friday (November 14), either, though one lucky player walked away with £5,000 after matching five numbers.
The UK National Lottery’s Thunderball is a simple, fixed-prize lottery game. Players pick five main numbers and one “Thunderball” number for a chance to win a top prize of £500,000.
Those who match five main numbers win £5,000, while those with four main numbers and the Thunderball win £250. Around one in 13 people have a chance of winning £3 if they match just the Thunderball.
Select five main numbers from 1 to 39, and one Thunderball number from 1 to 14. You can choose your own numbers or opt for a “Lucky Dip” for a randomly generated selection.
Each line of numbers costs £1.00 to play. Draws take place four times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
You win by matching your numbers to those drawn. The more numbers you match, the bigger the prize. The top prize is not shared among winners – each receives the full amount.
The prize details are as follows:
– 6 Main numbers – Jackpot; Shared equally if there are multiple winners.
– 5 Main + Bonus Ball – £1 million
– 5 Main numbers – £1,750
– 4 Main numbers – £140
– 3 Main numbers – £30
– 2 Main Numbers – Free Lucky Dip; Entered into a future draw.
To play the standard UK Lotto, you must select six numbers from 1 to 59. Draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday, and the goal is to match your chosen numbers with the randomly drawn numbers to win a prize.
You can choose to play your selected numbers for a single draw or for up to several weeks in advance. A single line of numbers for one draw costs £2.00.
You can play multiple lines at once (up to seven lines per slip and 10 slips at a time).
During the draw, six main numbers and one “Bonus Ball” are randomly selected. You win a prize by matching at least two of your selected numbers with the main numbers drawn.
In a “Must Be Won” draw, if no one matches all six main numbers for the jackpot, the prize money “rolls down” and is shared among players who matched two or more main numbers, boosting their prizes.
You can purchase tickets from a physical retailer or online via the National Lottery website.
The game closes in just over two hours, at 7.30pm.
On top of this, 500k is also up for grabs in the Thunderball, which also closes at 7.30pm.
We will give you the results as soon as we get them, so stay tuned.
Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the Lotto draw, where an incredible £15 million is up for grabs.
Please follow along for updates as they become available.
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