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Wales Online
09-07-2025
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- Wales Online
Live Lotto results for Wednesday, July 8: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw
Tonight it's time for the first chance of the week to win big on the National Lottery. The winning numbers from tonight's £2m Lotto draw and £500,000 Thunderball draw will be below. The winning National Lottery Lotto numbers are drawn at 8pm while the National Lottery Thunderball numbers are drawn shortly after at around 8.15pm. We'll have those results live below. The National Lottery says it creates over nine million winners each week, with on average of seven new how to spell millionaire. For money-saving tips, sign up to our Money newsletter here . The UK National Lottery was first drawn on November 19, 1994. Half of all money spent by players goes to the prize fund with 28% to good causes, 12% to the Government as duty, 5% to retailers, and 5% which has operated the lottery throughout its history. Since it was set up, the lottery has awarded more than £95 billion in prizes and created more than 7,400 millionaires. Follow along for live updates. Good luck!
Wales Online
02-07-2025
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- Wales Online
Live Lotto results for Wednesday, July 2: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw
You'll find the winning numbers from tonight's £8.4m triple-rollover Lotto draw below. The jackpot for tonight's Thunderball draw was £500,000. The winning National Lottery Lotto numbers are drawn at 8pm while the National Lottery Thunderball numbers are drawn shortly after. We'll have those results live below. The biggest ever Lotto winner was created in April 2016 when an anonymous player banked £35m. In January 2016 two ticket-holders walked away with £33m each. Before that a main Lotto game jackpot of £42,008,610, was drawn in January 1996 and split between three anonymous winners with each being awarded £14,002,870. A single ticket won £26.4m on the New Year's Eve lotto in 2016. The UK National Lottery was first drawn on November 19, 1994. Half of all money spent by players goes to the prize fund with 28% to good causes, 12% to the Government as duty, 5% to retailers, and 5% which has operated the lottery throughout its history. The results:
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Business
- New York Post
I thought I hit it big with $68K jackpot — but a lottery fluke made my winnings just $8
He thought he'd hit the jackpot, but it turns out he didn't hit jack squat. Dean Smethurst went from rags to riches, then right back to rags again after mistakenly believing he had won over $68,000 (£50 000) via the UK National Lottery — operated by Camelot Group. 'I thought, 'This is it. It's for real. My numbers have come up,' Smethurst, 32, a supermarket manager, told SWNS, claiming he even 'cracked open the bubbly' in celebration of what he assumed was a major pay day. 5 Dean Smethurst mistakenly believed he'd won $68,000 by hitting the UK National Lottery. SWNS But those sweet sips of champagne quickly turned to gulps of sour grapes once he was updated with the heartbreaking reality that he'd only won a measly $8.16 (£6) in prizes. The Brit purchased a lottery ticket on Saturday, May 4, and went to Tesco, a local grocery store where he'd previously worked, to check his numbers the following Wednesday, May 8. 'I spoke to the checkout girl and gave her the serial number of the ticket,' the millennial recalled. 'She inputted it and said, 'Well done, you've won…three lucky dips,'' he said, referring to three separate sets of randomly generated lottery numbers. 5 The grocery store manager was overcome with excitement after wrongfully assuming that the winning lottery ticket he'd purchased at a Tesco store had earned him at least $68,000. William – 'I asked her if she was sure, and then I asked to speak to a manager,' continued Smethurst, who received a resounding round of applause from Tesco staffers in earshot. 'The receipt said I'd won a prize, that the store would not be able to pay it out, and that I should contact Camelot immediately,' he said. Unfortunately, the company's phone lines had already closed for the evening. So, the hapless hopeful rushed to Camelot's site and learned he had potentially won at least $68,000. It was the working-class workhorse's dream come true — but he didn't realize a rude awakening was on the horizon. 'I didn't sleep [that night] because I was so excited,' remembered Smethurst, who's currently renovating his $135,000 abode. 'My house is like a building site at the moment, so that was the first thing that I decided to spend my winnings on.' 5 Smethurst planned to allocate a portion of his newfound riches towards home renovations and to spend another lump sum on an exotic escape with his loved ones. SWNS 'Then I decided to treat the family to a luxury holiday to Barbados,' the poor thing confessed, adding that he'd immediately bragged about the massive windfall to his friends and relatives. However, amid all the mini mogul's glee, he never stopped to check the lottery ticket numbers himself. At 8:00 a.m. the following day, May 9, a buzzing Smethurst called Camelot, expecting a congratulatory salute. Instead, he got what felt like a boot to the butt. Officials with the organization informed Smethurst that he'd checked his Saturday (May 4) ticket on Wednesday (May 8) during a 'draw break' — a period of time when lottery ticket sales for a specific game are temporarily suspended while the draw for that game is taking place. During a break, lottery tickets can neither be purchased nor validated (checked for winnings). Due to his ill-fated timing on Wednesday night, Smethurst's ticket, which did earn him just over $8, prompted the receipt indicating that he had won and would need to contact Camelot for the payout. 5 Hoping to hear he'd won over $68k, Smethurst was stunned to find out his lottery ticket was only worth a sad $8.16. lenscap50 – The wannabe bigwig wrongfully assumed that the receipt's message automatically meant he'd hit it big. 'When I had purchased the ticket, I had bought one for both the Saturday and Wednesday draws,' Smethurst explained. 'As the Wednesday draw was in the process of taking place, it looks like this was an automated message instead, which would have been given for any win.' 'I was absolutely gutted,' said the dejected dude, who, rather than jet-setting off on a tropical vacation, is reluctantly headed 'back to the drawing board now.' A Camelot representative further expounded on Smethurst's mix-up, saying, 'In this instance, the player attempted to claim a prize during a 'draw break,' when National Lottery sales are suspended while a draw takes place.' 'The prize couldn't be paid out at that time because the ticket was still entered into a 'live' draw,' said the spokesperson, 'So a validation slip was printed instead.' 'To clarify, this generic slip is used for a number of scenarios — it's not exclusively used for high-tier prizes.' 5 An insider with Camelot explained Smethurst's unfortunate misfortune. lenscap50 – The unlucky lump did, however, catch a break that fateful Thursday. It was his day off from work, which meant he didn't have to endure any ribbing from his colleagues — not right away, at least. 'I just watched television and my mum made me some comfort food,' said a crestfallen Smethurst, 'which wasn't much comfort.' The gloomy guy's melancholy notwithstanding, his not-so-profitable victory may have been a blessing in disguise. Jay Sommers became the youngest winner of the Michigan state lottery back in 1988, pocketing an impressive $5 million at age 20. But he blew it all on NASCAR racing and is now a penniless mechanic. Alyssa Mosley, a lottery winner based in the Big Apple, too, recently told The Post that the money didn't automatically improve her life. 'Having it all is not the key to peace and happiness,' she warned. 'I do spend a lot of time alone,' added Mosely, admitting that ne'er-do-wells often attempt to manipulate her in hopes of getting their hands on her loot. 'I'm not in a place where I need companionship so badly that I would ignore a red flag and be taken advantage of.'
Wales Online
14-06-2025
- General
- Wales Online
Live Lotto and Thunderball draw and results for Saturday, June 14
The winning numbers from tonight's rollover £4m Lotto draw are due to be revealed. The jackpot for tonight's Thunderball draw is £500,000. The winning National Lottery Lotto numbers are drawn at 8pm while the Thunderball numbers are drawn shortly after. We'll have those results live below. It comes after Friday's huge EuroMillions jackpot of £208m - the largest ever National Lottery prize in the UK. Nobody won the jackpot, so it rolls over to the next EuroMillions draw on Tuesday. An anonymous UK ticket holder won the existing record jackpot of £195m on July 19, 2022, while just two months earlier, Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, won £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10, 2022. The National Lottery says it creates over nine million winners each week, with on average seven new millionnaires. The UK National Lottery was first drawn on November 19, 1994. Half of all money spent by players goes to the prize fund with 28% to good causes, 12% to the Government as duty, 5% to retailers, and 5% which has operated the lottery throughout its history. Since it was set up, it has awarded more than £95 billion in prizes and created more than 7,400 millionnaires.
Wales Online
07-06-2025
- General
- Wales Online
Live Lotto results for Saturday, June 7: National Lottery winning numbers from tonight's draw
The winning numbers from tonight's rollover £3.9m Lotto draw are below. The jackpot for tonight's Thunderball draw is £500,000. The winning National Lottery Lotto numbers are drawn at 8pm while the National Lottery Thunderball numbers are drawn shortly after. We'll have those results live below. It follow's Friday's huge EuroMillions jackpot of £208m - the largest ever National Lottery prize in the UK. An anonymous UK ticket holder won the existing record jackpot of £195 million on July 19 2022, while just two months earlier, Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, won £184,262,899 with a Lucky Dip ticket for the draw on May 10, 2022. The National Lottery says it creates over nine million winners each week, with on average seven new millionnaires. The UK National Lottery was first drawn on November 19, 1994. Half of all money spent by players goes to the prize fund with 28% to good causes, 12% to the Government as duty, 5% to retailers, and 5% which has operated the lottery throughout its history. Since it was set up, it has awarded more than £95 billion in prizes and created more than 7,400 millionnaires.
