Guaranteed £15m Saturday Lotto jackpot after no player scoops top prize
One lucky player won £1.2 million after matching five of the six main Lotto numbers as well as the bonus number.
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Your support makes all the difference.Saturday’s lottery jackpot is a guaranteed £15 million after no players scooped the top prize in Wednesday’s draw.
No-one matched all six main numbers but one lucky ticket holder matched five numbers and the bonus ball to win £1.2 million.
The winning Lotto numbers were 04, 13, 34, 38, 43, 52, and the bonus number was 36.
Fifty-eight people matched five of the six main numbers and won £8,882.
Set of balls two and draw machine Lancelot were used.
The £350,000 top prize for Lotto HotPicks went unclaimed as no-one matched all five numbers, which are the same as in the Lotto draw.
Four ticket holders won £13,000 by matching four of the five numbers.
The winning Thunderball numbers were 15, 21, 22, 23, 35 and the Thunderball was 10.
No players won £500,000 by matching all five numbers plus the Thunderball.
One person matched all five regular numbers, winning them £5,000.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said the £1.2 million Lotto win was “brilliant news”.
He added: “And, if that wasn’t enough, there are more amazing Lotto prizes up for grabs this weekend with a special £15 million Must Be Won jackpot on offer in Saturday’s draw.
“Get your tickets early to be in with a chance of scooping this life-changing prize.”