YESTERDAY'S National Lottery draw saw hopeful Brits play for a cool £20million jackpot.
The National Lottery draw results for Lotto, were recorded and streamed live at 7:45pm on Saturday 4th September 2021.
The winning numbers were 21, 14, 39, 41, 36, 1, and the bonus ball was 34.
The biggest ever Lotto winner was created in April 2016, when an anonymous player banked a whopping £35m.
It may very well be your lucky day today, and you could be one step closer to going on that all-expenses trip you've dreamed of!
Read our National Lottery live blog below for the latest updates…
- Joseph Gamp
WHICH STAR SIGN MOST LIKELY TO PICK THE RIGHT WINNING NUMBERS?
The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Which sign is most likely to win the lottery? Well, it’s good news if you’re born in February or March.
According to research from Lott and MailOnline, dreamy Pisces is the luckiest sign of the zodiac when it comes to winning the lottery.
The data, which was based on those winning the top lottery jackpot, found that 11.6% of the winners were Pisces – meaning, on average, they were more likely to pick the golden ticket.
Go-with the-flow Pisces will stumble upon extraordinarily lucky breaks and often find themselves effortlessly attracting most things on their wish list.
So, Pisces, if you’re reading this maybe you should get down to the shops and buy a lottery ticket.
- Joseph Gamp
INSIDE MARGARET LOUGHREY’S VINTAGE CAR SHOWROOM AT NEW HOME SHE NEVER LIVED IN
The 56-year-old, who scooped a £27million (€31million) fortune, built a six-bay showroom for the vehicles even though she did not drive.
She was found dead at the £130,000 bungalow where she had been staying temporarily in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on Thursday.
The little house is next door to the showroom and the barrel-roofed converted barn where she planned to live alone.
Police said there were “no suspicious circumstances” after Ms Loughrey’s body was discovered.
- Joseph Gamp
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL LOTTERY’S ‘SET FOR LIFE’ DRAW?
Set For Life gives players the chance to win £10,000 every month for 30 years.
The winners get a a total of £3.6 million over three decades.
Players have to choose five main numbers – from 1 to 47 – as well as a Life Ball from a separate set between 1 and 10.
- Joseph Gamp
WE WON THE LOTTERY THEN GAVE WINNINGS AWAY BY MAKING PALS RICH & FLUSHING CASH DOWN THE LOO AFTER FIVE BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE’
A £115million jackpot is probably enough to not just change your life, but the lives of everyone you’ve ever cared about too.
Which is probably why Frances and Patrick Connolly decided to give over half of their winnings to 175 people.
“We won £114,969,775.70 and we have given away more than half,” Frances said last year.
“That’s £60million-worth of love. And the thing that makes me even happier is that every single person we gave money to has passed some of it on to other people. I can’t think of a day since winning the Lottery that I haven’t smiled.”
Read more here.
- Joseph Gamp
WHERE DOES THE MONEY RAISED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY GO
In the year ending 31 March 2021, the funds were shared as follows:
- Health, education, environment and charitable causes – 40%
- Sport – 20%
- Arts – 20%
- Heritage – 20%
OBLIVIOUS WOMAN HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS CARRYING £28MILLION WINNING LOTTERY TICKET IN HER PURSE FOR WEEKS
The 45-year-old, who has not been named, was the sole winner of the draw in Germany on June 9, Lotto Bayern said.
She told reporters that she continued to “carelessly” carry her new found fortune around despite correctly guessing the seven fields on the lottery ticket last month.
She has now vowed to never play the lottery again adding that she now has “more than enough for my husband, my daughter and me.”
Read the article in full here.
‘I’M GLAD I DIDN’T GET THE £3M’
Martyn and Kay Tott got the shock of their lives when they realised they’d won £3million back in 2001 – six months after buying the ticket.
By the time they saw an appeal for the winner to come forward, they couldn’t find the ticket.
After 45 agonising days of deliberating, Camelot told the devastated couple that they weren’t going to receive the cash.
“Having that money taken away was torture,” Martyn told the Mail on Sunday.
“For a long time I lost sight of who I was and what I believed in. But I can honestly say I’m glad I didn’t get the £3million now.
“There is no guarantee it would have brought me happiness.”
THE MOST COMMON EUROMILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS REVEALED
For EuroMillions, you pick five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, with draws taking place every Tuesdays and Fridays.
The five most drawn main numbers since EuroMillions launched in February 2004 are 23, 44, 50, 19 and 37.
The two most drawn Lucky Stars are 2, 3 and 8.
The least drawn numbers are 33, 36, 22, 40, 18.
The original Lucky Stars were 1 to 9 – of those, the least drawn are 4 and 1.
The more recently added Lucky Stars 10, 11 and 12 have been drawn less.
In the UK, a single entry to a EuroMillions draw costs £2.50.
EuroMillions is different to the main Lotto draw.
YESTERDAY'S WINNING LOTTO NUMBERS
A Lotto draw took place on Saturday evening.
The winning numbers were 21, 14, 39, 41, 36, 1, and the bonus ball was 34.
Did your dreams come true?
- Milica Cosic
TOP TIPS FOR PLAYING THE LOTTERY
High-low split
It has been shown that winning tickets will usually have a spread of numbers across the Lottery’s number field.
If the Lottery has a number field of 1-50, then 1-25 would be in the lower half while 26-50 would be in the higher half.
It is unlikely that all numbers will be either from the lower or higher half, therefore your numbers should be a split of both.
Don’t play popular numbers
If you play number sequences that get played all the time like multiples of 5 (10, 15, 20, 25) or lucky number 7 (14, 21, 28, 35) then you are more likely to end up dividing the prize with other people.
So for a chance to win big, avoid playing popular numbers.
Mix odd with even numbers
To give yourself a better chance of winning, mix odd and even numbers.
Draws with just odd or even numbers are extremely rare.
Check your numbers
Check through your numbers thoroughly as you may have made a. mistake in writing down the winning numbers.
- Milica Cosic
SIGN MOST LIKELY TO PICK THE RIGHT WINNING NUMBERS
The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Which sign is most likely to win the lottery? Well, it’s good news if you’re born in February or March.
According to research from Lott and MailOnline, dreamy Pisces is the luckiest sign of the zodiac when it comes to winning the lottery.
The data, which was based on those winning the top lottery jackpot, found that 11.6% of the winners were Pisces – meaning, on average, they were more likely to pick the golden ticket.
Go-with the-flow Pisces will stumble upon extraordinarily lucky breaks and often find themselves effortlessly attracting most things on their wish list.
So, Pisces, if you’re reading this maybe you should get down to the shops and buy a lottery ticket.
- Milica Cosic
‘CURSED’ LOTTERY WINNERS (CONTINUED…)
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“It was too much money for someone so young,” she told Closer Magazine.
“Even if you say your life won’t change, it does and often not for the better.”
She later described the win as a “curse” which drove her to consider suicide.
“I took paracetamol and sleeping tablets. Fortunately, my family found me and took me to hospital,” she said.
Eighteen years after her win, Callie was found to be claiming Universal Credit last month after blowing her fortune. The revelation came during a trial after she was involved in a car crash while on cocaine last December.
Read more here.
- Milica Cosic
'CURSED’ LOTTERY WINNERS WHO WON MILLIONS BUT ENDED UP PENNILESS, LEFT BY LOVED ONES AND EVEN JAILED
Despite hitting the jackpot, countless lotto winners have suffered astonishing tragedies from the breakdown of their marriages to losing everything they own.
And the tragedy continued earlier this week when a Euromillions winner was found dead at home.
Margaret Loughrey scooped £27m in 2013 and became Northern Ireland’s biggest winner at the time – but she admitted that huge fortune didn’t bring her happiness.
She said at one stage: “Money has brought me nothing but grief. It has destroyed my life.”
- Milica Cosic
THE MOST COMMON EUROMILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS REVEALED
For EuroMillions, you pick five main numbers and two Lucky Stars, with draws taking place every Tuesdays and Fridays.
The five most drawn main numbers since EuroMillions launched in February 2004 are 23, 44, 50, 19 and 37.
The two most drawn Lucky Stars are 2, 3 and 8.
The least drawn numbers are 33, 36, 22, 40, 18.
The original Lucky Stars were 1 to 9 – of those, the least drawn are 4 and 1.
The more recently added Lucky Stars 10, 11 and 12 have been drawn less.
In the UK, a single entry to a EuroMillions draw costs £2.50.
EuroMillions is different to the main Lotto draw.
- Milica Cosic
COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS: WHICH SIGN IS MOST LIKELY TO WIN THE LOTTERY?
Well, according to the stars some signs are luckier than others, so read on and see if you should pop out and buy that winning lotto ticket. It could be you!
Leo – Oh, Leo we knew you’d be one of the lucky ones. You always look good, have a string of admirers and just tend to always be prowling on the bright side of the street.
Virgo – It’s no coincidence that planner extraordinaire is one of the luckiest signs of the zodiac. Virgos only become successful because they put in the hours and werk, girl.
Scorpio – Magnanimous Scorpio has definitely got it going on when it comes to luck. They’ll often find themselves in the right place at the right time as if by magic, much to the annoyance of some less fortunate souls.
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: HOW LONG DO WINNERS HAVE TO CLAIM THEIR PRIZE MONEY?
Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize.
In Austria, winners have a whole three years to claim the prize before it is returned to the lottery and used to fund boosted prizes.
Belgian winners, on the other hand, only have around 140 days before the money is returned to the Belgian National Lottery.
The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg.
Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain all have around 90 days to tell the world they’ve won.
Read the article in full here.
- Milica Cosic
'I'M GLAD I DIDN'T GET THE £3M'
Martyn and Kay Tott got the shock of their lives when they realised they'd won £3million back in 2001 – six months after buying the ticket.
By the time they saw an appeal for the winner to come forward, they couldn't find the ticket.
After 45 agonising days of deliberating, Camelot told the devastated couple that they weren't going to receive the cash.
"Having that money taken away was torture," Martyn told the Mail on Sunday.
"For a long time I lost sight of who I was and what I believed in. But I can honestly say I’m glad I didn’t get the £3million now.
"There is no guarantee it would have brought me happiness."
Martyn and Kay Tott found out too late that they had won ã3million Credit: Solent News - Milica Cosic
HOW DOES THUNDERBALL WORK?
Players must pick five main numbers from 1 to 39 and on Thunderball number which ranges from 1 to 14.
Prizes may be won by matching the main numbers, but those who also match with the Thunderball will win a larger prize.
If a player matches with the Thunderball only, they could win £3, but if they have match all five numbers and the Thunderball, they could scoop £500,000.
Draws take place at 8.15pm four times a week – on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays – and are shown on the National Lottery website and YouTube.
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: WHEN ARE THE LOTTO DRAWS?
The Lotto draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Punters will be able to watch the draw as it is streamed live on the National Lottery website and on YouTube .
The Lotto jackpot can only be rolled over five times.
If the top prize is not won on the fifth rollover, there's a "rolldown" which means the jackpot is shared by players matching two or more main numbers.
- Milica Cosic
MUM WINS LOTTO JACKPOT JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER SHE STARTED BUYING TICKETS
A young mother who only started playing lottery games three weeks ago has won $300,000 on the lottery.
The mum from Sydney scooped the whopping cash prize after buying a ticket for the Lotto Strike draw.
She had only played the lotto a few times before her $302,379 (£162,000) win and was stunned when an official confirmed the prize.
She said: “I only started playing about three weeks ago. I’ve been playing a few games and thought I’d give Lotto Strike a go.
“You think your chances of winning are small – you don’t expect to win!"
The mother used a combination of birth dates and special numbers to pick her lucky numbers.
- Milica Cosic
WHERE DOES THE MONEY RAISED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY GO
In the year ending 31 March 2021, the funds were shared as follows:
- Health, education, environment and charitable causes – 40%
- Sport – 20%
- Arts – 20%
- Heritage – 20%
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: WHO ARE ADRIAN AND GILLIAN BAYFORD?
The biggest ever jackpot to be won is €190million, which has been won by four different people – including two from Great Britain.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford scooped the €190m (£148.7m) jackpot on August 10, 2012.
Adrian, 41 and 40-year-old Gillian from Haverhill in Suffolk became instant multi-millionaires, but their winnings was only the second highest in Britain thanks to the conversion rate.
Colin and Christine Weir from Scotland bagged the top prize with €185m a year before the Bayford’s, which converted to £161.6m.
- Milica Cosic
EXPLAINED: NATIONAL LOTTERY NUMBERS WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF WINNING ARE REVEALED
Ball number 41 is said to be the luckiest of all 59 numbers – coming up trumps 45 times since 2015.
The figure means it has been drawn double the amount of times ball number 50 – the unluckiest – was picked over the same period.
A study of 300 UK Lotto draws over the last two years and three months by online lottery platform jackpot.com revealed the luckiest number.
The second luckiest numbers are 14, 29 and 49 ,which were all drawn 43 times.
Ball numbers eight and 42 were both drawn 42 times – making them the third luckiest number.
Read more here.
- Milica Cosic
WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF WINNING THE EUROMILLIONS JACKPOT AND WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON NUMBERS?
The first EuroMillions draw with 12 lucky stars was made on September 27, 2016.
Since then there have been over 500 draws – and multiple millionaires.
The number of times a specific number has been drawn in the EuroMillions ranges from 36 to 63.
Number 20 is the biggest winner, according to EuroMillions statistics, having been drawn 63 times, with 23 and 27 making an entrance 62 times.
Euro-millions.com says the odds of picking five numbers and the two Lucky Stars is 1 in 139,838, 160.
Matching five numbers and one star has odds of 1 in 6,991,908.
Read the article in full here.
- Milica Cosic
OBLIVIOUS WOMAN HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS CARRYING £28MILLION WINNING LOTTERY TICKET IN HER PURSE FOR WEEKS
The 45-year-old, who has not been named, was the sole winner of the draw in Germany on June 9, Lotto Bayern said.
She told reporters that she continued to “carelessly” carry her new found fortune around despite correctly guessing the seven fields on the lottery ticket last month.
She has now vowed to never play the lottery again adding that she now has “more than enough for my husband, my daughter and me.”
Read the article in full here.
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