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WINNER STORIES
Thought it was £2.30. It was £58,366,487.
The biggest lottery jackpot ever. Mansions, a court case and a fire.
Britain’s biggest win at the time. Horses, a football club and a lot of giving.
He waited 20 minutes to tell her. Then: “I’ve got a secret.”
Won £115m. First buy: M&S knickers. Then they started giving.
Her first ever ticket won £1m. She was 17.
Six numbers, £3m, no ticket. A deadline he didn’t know about.
A £1.9m jackpot at 16. She says it came far too soon.
Won £9.7m at 19. Spent the lot. Says he’s happier.
Thought it said £71,000. Then he found his glasses.
Six dinner ladies, one nearly quit to save for her wedding.
Player guide
Someone validated the C$40m Lotto Max jackpot ticket from Grey County, Ontario, hours before it expired on 28 October. OLG is now checking who owns it. Here’s the story and how the UK rules compare.
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Two Lotto jackpots in four days went to players a few miles apart in Hertfordshire. One used the same numbers since 1994. The other bought his ticket online and plans to keep working.
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The £5,844,340 Lotto jackpot won in Lewisham on 26 September has finally been claimed. Here’s what we know, and the £12m jackpot that’s still waiting.
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One ticket matched all six numbers in Round 2 on Wednesday 21 October and won £4,324,923. It’s been a good fortnight for Lotto players, with seven £1 million winners in four draws.
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Nobody won Tuesday’s £82.5m EuroMillions jackpot, and Friday’s Super Jackpot draw is worth an estimated £108 million. Here are the latest numbers, the UK winners and how to play.
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Everyone’s got a list of what they’d do with a win. Here are 10 of the best ideas to spend your lottery winnings on, with what they cost and what real winners spent their money on.
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The Powerball jackpot has finally been won. One ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers on Wednesday 4 November and won $847 million. A UK winner would have got an estimated £449m, paid over 30 years. Here’s how the UK jackpot works.
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One UK ticket matched five numbers in Tuesday’s Powerball draw and won £1 million. It’s the third UK Powerball millionaire since July. We worked out whether that’s more than the odds predict.
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Nobody matched all six numbers in Saturday’s £12m Must Be Won, so the jackpot rolled down. Match 3 paid £35 and Match 2 paid £5. Here are the numbers and how it worked.
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Mel and Sue’s Saturday night game show lets you play along on your phone and win the same prizes as the studio. Here’s how it works, what it costs (nothing) and how someone ends up with £1 million.
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When It’s Gold Outside is the first National Lottery scratchcard with a £4 million top prize. Here are the real odds, what you get back on average and how it compares.
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A £12m Lotto jackpot from June is still unclaimed, along with five £1 million prizes. The £5.8m Lewisham jackpot from September has now been claimed. Here are the numbers, where the tickets were bought and the last day to claim.
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One ticket matched all seven numbers on Friday 25 September and took the whole £111.7m. Here’s what we know, where it ranks and what the winner faces now.
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The Hereford factory worker won £71 million in 2019, bought a new home and Range Rover, then stepped away from public life.
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Why the advertised next-draw prize can change before tickets close.
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