Winning numbers revealed for huge £180m EuroMillions jackpot (2024)

35 minutes agoBy Henry Moore

The NHS dinner ladies who won £25m

A group of NHS dinner ladieswho call themselves the "Catering Girls" ditched their jobs after scooping a £25m lottery jackpot in November 2017.

The lucky six all quit the health service after scooping the EuroMillionsprize of £25,476,778.30.

Winner Trish revealed in 2021 that she still lives in her council house and shops at Primark despite her big win.

The modest mum, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, toldThe Mirror: "Being rich doesn’t make you posh or a better person.

"I don’t like showing off and bragging about money and I can’t be posh anyway."

Today, 11:30By Henry Moore

When the Davies family took home £61million

In 2016 theDavies family won £61millionon the EuroMillions.

Stephanie Davies, then 23, reluctantly bought a ticket on Friday night after mum Sonia phoned from Florida and begged her to buy one.

Then 53-year-old Sonia was in the US having vital keyhole surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, and had a feeling she would go on a winning streak after the op was a success.

Sonia, who worked as an administration assistant, hadcancerin the parathyroid glands in her neck.

The Welsh family said they were the "luckiest people on the planet" after scooping an enormous amount of cash.

This happy family couldn't avoid controversy as it was reported father of the family Keith, 55, of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, would share his cash with twins Holly and Abby, 23, and Natasha, 24 — his daughters with ex Mandy.

But it was reported that Keith’s partner Sonia’s estranged son Spencer Pugh would not see a penny of the£61million EuroMillions win.

Today, 11:00By Henry Moore

Can you remain anonymous?

Lottery winners can keep their anonymity in the UK.

There is also a common myth or misconception that remaining anonymous affects the amount of money you win.

However, this is absolutely false and your decision about whether or not to go public has no bearing on your jackpot.

Today, 10:30By Henry Moore

UK's biggest-ever EuroMillions winners

1. Joe and Jess Thwaite (£184million)
2. Anonymous (£170million)
3. Colin and Chris Weir (£161million)
4. Adrian and Gillian Bayford (£148.6million)
5. Frances and Patrick Connolly (£114.9million)
6. The Davies Family (£61million)
7. Gareth and Catherine Bull (£40.6million)
8. Bev Doran (£14million)
9. The NHS dinner ladies (£25million)
10. Jane Park (£1million)

Today, 10:00By Henry Moore

Be gamble aware

The National Lottery operate a ‘Healthy Play’ policy and monitor behavioural patterns in players.

The National Lottery released the following statement, “We know that extraordinary things happen when lots of people play a little. We’re proud to say that around 60% of UK adults enjoy our games, so encouraging healthy play is at the heart of everything we do. The way we design our games and tools helps put you in control of your play.

“To keep players safe online, we use an in-house behavioural analytics model. This identifies at-risk players, enabling us to support them through targeted interventions.”

Today, 09:30By Henry Moore

What are the odds of winning EuroMillions?

Thelife-changing jackpotis hard to scoop.

With between 80 to 100 million people purchasing a ticket for a EuroMillions draw each week, it proves stiff competition.

In order to winthecash prize, players need to match all five main numbers and both lucky star numbers.

But punters only have a 1 in 139,838,160 chance ofbagging the top prize. Matching five numbers and one star has odds of 1 in 6,991,908.

There is a 1 in 22 chance of matching two numbers in the draw. The approximate overall odds of winning a prize in EuroMillions are 1 in 13.

Today, 09:00By Henry Moore

Biggest Lottery wins in the world

1. £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize
2. £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
3. £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin
4. £625.76 million (Powerball) Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017
5. £575.53 million (Powerball) A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Today, 08:30By Henry Moore

What you need to know about last night's EuroMillions

Last night, the winning numbers were revealed for a huge £180m jackpot that could make one Brit wealthier than Adele.

While no one has come forward as the winner yet, the numbers can be found below:

• EuroMillions:14, 16, 37, 45, 49and the lucky stars are5 & 7.
• Thunderball: 3, 10, 5, 38, 32and the Thunderball is14

Today, 08:00By Henry Moore

What if you do not want people to know you’ve won?

Lottery winners can keep their anonymity in the UK.

There is also a common myth or misconception that remaining anonymous affects the amount of money you win.

However, this is absolutely false and your decision about whether or not to go public has no bearing on your jackpot.

Today, 07:00By Louis Allwood

I won £3.6million National Lottery jackpot but small print rule means I won’t see a penny

A man who won a £3.6million National Lottery jackpot says his life has only gone downhill after he fell foul of a small print rule.

Kirk Stevens and his partner Laura Hoylescooped £10,000 a month for 30 years in a Set For Lifedraw.

But just a year after the lucky win in 2021, Laura dumped Steven and took all the winnings.

Laura, 40, moved alone into the £500,000 mansion the couple had planned to share.

She was able toclaim the jackpotafter the split as the winning ticket had been bought using her card.

The small print rule meant Kirk, 39, was left with nothing in a brutal reversal of fortune.

Today, 05:00By Louis Allwood

How to play the EuroMillions

1. Pick five numbers from 1-50 and two Lucky Stars from 1-12, or try a Lucky Dipfor randomly selected numbers.
2. Choose to play on a Tuesday or Friday – or both, then the number of weeks you'd like to play.
3. You can play up to seven lines of numbers and buy up to 10 play slips at a time.
4. You're good to go!

You can buy EuroMillions tickets online every day from 6am until 11pm. But remember, to play on a draw day, you'll need to buy your ticket before 7.30pm.

Today, 04:00By Louis Allwood

National Lottery 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.

Tonight will see the return of the Lotto and Thunderball.

The draws will be at 8pm and 8.15pm.

Today, 03:00By Louis Allwood

Where does the money go?

Around £30 million is raised every week by National Lottery players for good causes – so even if you don’t win some of the country’s most vulnerable do.

Here are some of the organisations they work with:

• Arts Council England
• Sport England
• BFI
• UK Sport
• Arts Council Of Wales
• Sport Wales
• Arts Council Of Northern Ireland

Today, 02:00By Louis Allwood

Three ways to improve your chances for EuroMillions

1. Don’t favour special dates

It’s pretty common to opt for birthdays and anniversaries when choosing Lotto numbers.

If you’re relying on special dates, you’re never going to pick a number higher than 31 so you’re ruling out 19 possibilities.

Don’t be afraid to explore your options between 32 and 50.

2. Bunch your choices

To stand a better chance of scoring a win, go for numbers closer together.

For example, instead of choosing 3, 7, 14, 19, and 26, you could give 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 a go.

3. Keep things balanced

As well as keeping your digits closer together, experts suggest keeping them well-balanced.

They recommend adding them up once you’ve made your choices to ensure the total is between 90 and 160.

This is because numbers between these two account for almost three quarters of the five-number successful EuroMillions sets.

Today, 01:00By Louis Allwood

UK Lottery games with the best odds

The game with the best odds, in terms of winning the top prize, isthe Thunderball.

According to the National Lottery website, the odds of winning the jackpots are:

• Lotto jackpot: 1 in 45,057,474.
• EuroMillions jackpot: 1 in 139,838,160.
• Set For Life top prize: 1 in 15,339,390.
• Thunderball top prize: 1 in 8,060,598.

25th Jun 2024, 00:00By Louis Allwood

What happens to unclaimed prizes?

Any cash that isn’t claimed after a total of 180 daysfrom a game played in the UK goes to National Lottery projects across the country.

Folks in Ireland have just half that time to claim too, with only 90 days before the prize money is off the table.

Once the claim period is over, the ticket officially expires and the owner of the lottery ticket will no longer be able to claim any of their winnings.

But after that time has expired, any unclaimed prizes, plus any interest they might have accumulated in that time, are allocated to theNational Lottery’sGood Causesfund instead.

This will usually then go on to help fund things like sport programmes or local community buildings or other projects.

25th Jun 2024, 23:00By Louis Allwood

Be gamble aware

The National Lottery operate a ‘Healthy Play’ policy and monitor behavioural patterns in players.

The National Lottery released the following statement, “We know that extraordinary things happen when lots of people play a little. We’re proud to say that around 60% of UK adults enjoy our games, so encouraging healthy play is at the heart of everything we do. The way we design our games and tools helps put you in control of your play.

“To keep players safe online, we use an in-house behavioural analytics model. This identifies at-risk players, enabling us to support them through targeted interventions.”

25th Jun 2024, 22:00By Louis Allwood

Tips to get lucky numbers

Avoid repeats– Another top tip is to ensure you are always choosing numbers that weren’t drawn last week.

While it might seem 3 is a lucky number, just because it appeared in the previous draw, it doesn’t mean it will again next time.

Odds and evens– According to expert analysis, all-odd and all-even line-ups are drawn less than three per cent of the time.

As there are seven gaps to fill, this means it is best to pick three odd and two even, or two odd and three even.

One of these patterns will occur in 68 per cent of EuroMillions draws.

Shun same last digits– Similarly to odds and evens, it’s good to mix things up when it comes to the second digit of your numbers.

Even if seven might be your lucky number, think twice about choosing 7, 17, 27, 37 and 47.

Almost 90 per cent of draws have no more than one repeated last digit.

And your chances of winning with four same final digits drop to less than two tenths of one per cent.

25th Jun 2024, 21:30By Louis Allwood

What if you do not want people to know you’ve won?

Lottery winners can keep their anonymity in the UK.

There is also a common myth or misconception that remaining anonymous affects the amount of money you win.

However, this is absolutely false and your decision about whether or not to go public has no bearing on your jackpot.

25th Jun 2024, 21:00By Louis Allwood

Two ‘secret millionaires’ could be living under your nose

You could have not one but two secret millionaires living in your neighbourhood after players scooped £1million each.

The luckyNational Lotteryplayers, whose identities have not been revealed, had a massive win and both come from the same English county.

MONEY TALK 'Secret millionaires' could be living under your nose as pair scoop £1m jackpot

25th Jun 2024, 21:00By Louis Allwood

Is there a magic winning formula?

Have you ever wondered the secrets to winning big in the lottery? Is it pure luck or is there a system to it…?

1. Avoid computer picks. It lowers your odds of winning.
2. On scratchcards, try buying 10 of one ticket instead of several different tickets.
3. Mix up your numbers.
4. Even it out – Don’t pick all odd or all even numbers.
5. Split from the crowd, so don’t play patterns.
6. Apparently, you should avoid anniversaries, birthday’s and dates.
7. Avoid playing winning numbers that have been drawn before, because every combination has a chance of coming up once every half a million drawings.

25th Jun 2024, 20:45By Louis Allwood

Lottery fairytales gone wrong

Not all lottery winners have such modest tastes includingLotto lout Michael Carrollwho bagged £9.7million in 2002.

The former binman, who was branded the ‘King of Chavs’,blew his hefty fortune on “drugs, sex and gold”.

Callie Rogers, who at 16 became Britain’s youngest lottery winner in 2003,spent thousands of her £1.9m jackpot on wild parties, three boob jobs, designer clothes and drugs.

And Lee Ryan, who scooped £6.5m in 1995, ended uppenniless and spent two years living on the street after blowing his cashon luxury cars, a helicopter and a £2m home.

25th Jun 2024, 20:38By Louis Allwood

When was the first draw

The firstNational Lottery drawwas held on November 191994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.

The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.

Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking downhis bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.

25th Jun 2024, 20:35By Louis Allwood

EuroMillions winning numbers

Tonight's EuroMillions numbers are 14, 16, 37, 45, 49 and the lucky stars are 5 & 7.

25th Jun 2024, 20:30By Louis Allwood

I won £3.6million National Lottery jackpot but small print rule means I won’t see a penny

A man who won a £3.6million National Lottery jackpot says his life has only gone downhill after he fell foul of a small print rule.

Kirk Stevens and his partner Laura Hoylescooped £10,000 a month for 30 years in a Set For Lifedraw.

But just a year after the lucky win in 2021, Laura dumped Steven and took all the winnings.

Laura, 40, moved alone into the £500,000 mansion the couple had planned to share.

She was able toclaim the jackpotafter the split as the winning ticket had been bought using her card.

The small print rule meant Kirk, 39, was left with nothing in a brutal reversal of fortune.