The National Lottery results are in, and tonight’s draw could change someone’s life forever. With a £8.9 million jackpot up for grabs, who knows, you could be resigning from your job, jetting off to the Bahamas, or driving away in a brand new Porsche.
You can find out if you’re a winner by comparing your ticket to the numbers below. Good luck!
National Lottery Lotto winning numbers:
- 08, 10, 14, 25, 29, 35
- Bonus Ball: 32
National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers:
- 05, 08, 13, 21, 22
- Thunderball: 13
Did you know that the first National Lottery draw took place on November 19, 1994? Seven winners shared a £5,874,778 jackpot that day. Since then, there have been countless life-changing wins, with the largest single-ticket win being £42 million in 1996.
For example, Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41 million in November 2020 and decided to demolish his bungalow to make way for a luxurious manor house with a pool. The possibilities are endless when you win big!
Here are the top 5 biggest lottery wins across the world:
- £1.308 billion (Powerball) – January 13, 2016, in the US
- £1.267 billion (Mega Million) – A winner from South Carolina in March 2019
- £633.76 million (Powerball draw) – Won by 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
These incredible wins prove that dreams really can come true. Sandra Devine, for example, accidentally won £300,000 when she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard. Sue Davies celebrated the end of five months of shielding during the pandemic with a lottery ticket and won £500,000.
The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14 million, but as they say, “You’ve got to be in it to win it!”
Who knows, tonight could be your lucky night. Remember to always play responsibly and have fun dreaming about the possibilities that winning the lottery could bring.