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EuroMillions results: Winning lotto numbers for Tuesday's whopping £24million jackpot

Someone's life could be about to seriously change forever after tonight's mega EuroMillions draw was made. So act fast, dig out your tickets and don't hang around - there's an eye-watering £24million rollover jackpot up for grabs this evening. By our calculations, that's enough to pick up your own private jet - or even claim the keys to your own…

Lottery ・ 15 March 2023

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EuroMillions results: Winning lotto numbers for Friday's whopping £114million jackpot

Is your life about to change forever? Tonight's EuroMillions draw has just been made so what are you waiting for? Don't hang around - find your tickets and see if you are tonight's big winner! The results for tonight's National Lottery EuroMillions have been announced Someone's life could be about to seriously change forever after tonight's…

Lottery ・ 03 March 2023

Wales Online

Builders and teachers among lucky Lottery millionaires in 2022

Builders and teachers were the luckiest professions among National Lottery players in a year that saw more than one millionaire made every day. In rounding up 2022, Lottery operators Camelot came up with a number of facts and figures reflecting the fates and fortunes of Lotto winners and the not-so-lucky in the UK. The luckiest star sign for…

Lottery ・ 27 December 2022

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EuroMillions results: Winning Lotto numbers for tonight's huge £14million jackpot

The winning numbers for tonight's EuroMillions £14million jackpot are in - check below to see if you've become the UK's next winner of the popular National Lottery game The winning numbers for tonight's EuroMillions draw have been announced The winning EuroMillions numbers for tonight's £14million jackpot have now been announced. The National…

Winnings ・ 08 November 2022

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EuroMillions: Lucky UK ticketholder comes forward to claim £171m jackpot

The third biggest ever UK National Lottery winner has come forward and claimed a EuroMillions jackpot of £171 million. National Lottery operator Camelot confirmed that it has received a claim for the £171815297.80 EuroMillions jackpot prize won by a single UK ticket-holder in the draw on Friday 23 September. Following a validation process, the…

Winnings ・ 27 September 2022

Wales Online

EuroMillions £110m UK jackpot prize claim received

A UK ticketholder has staked a claim to last Friday's £110 million EuroMillions jackpot, Camelot said this morning. One lucky UK ticketholder scooped the huge jackpot, and Camelot was urging people to check their tickets. On Friday, Camelot's senior winners' adviser at the National Lottery, Andy Carter, said: "What a fabulous night for one UK…

Winnings ・ 15 September 2022

Mirror

Record-breaking £195million EuroMillions jackpot claimed by UK winner

A lucky National Lottery player has come forward to claim a record-breaking £195707000 EuroMillions jackpot prize. The incredible EuroMillions jackpot prize has created the UK's biggest-ever National Lottery winner. As with all major prizes, the claim will now go through the process of validation, which includes checks to ensure the Games Rules…

Winnings ・ 21 July 2022

Wales Online

UK winner scoops record £195m EuroMillions jackpot

A UK ticket-holder has scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million - the biggest National Lottery win of all time, Camelot has said. The winning EuroMillions numbers were 06, 23, 27, 40, 41 - plus the Lucky Star numbers 02 and 12. One ticket matched all seven numbers to win £195707000.00 - making them the biggest jackpot winner of all…

Winnings ・ 20 July 2022

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Brit scoops record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million

A UK ticket-holder scooped the record EuroMillions jackpot of £195 million last night, making them the biggest National Lottery winner of all time. The winning numbers were 06, 23, 27, 40, 41 - plus the Lucky Star numbers 02 and 12. Camelot confirmed that one ticket matched all seven numbers allowing its owner to claim £195707000.00 to become the…

Winnings ・ 20 July 2022

Mirror

EuroMillions: One lucky UK ticket wins BIGGEST ever £195million mega-jackpot

A lucky UK ticket holder is nearly £200million richer tonight after landing the EuroMillions mega-jackpot - the biggest National Lottery win of all time, according to Camelot. The win, worth a whopping £195 million, beats the previous record held by Joe and Jess Thwaite from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, who took home the prize of £184262899 in May…

Winnings ・ 09 August 2022

Wales Online

EuroMillions £186m jackpot tonight could create UK's biggest-ever winner

The UK's biggest-ever lottery winner could be crowned on Tuesday when a £186 million EuroMillions jackpot equivalent to winning the Wimbledon title 93 times is up for grabs. Should a UK National Lottery ticket-holder match all the numbers in Tuesday's EuroMillions draw, they would topple the current British record-holders from the top spot less…

Winnings ・ 04 July 2022

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UK national lottery ticket sales hit by cost of living crisis, says Camelot

Camelot, the outgoing UK national lottery operator, has warned that players have "tightened their belts" in the face of soaring living costs, as it reported lower sales of tickets and instant win games. The company, which has launched legal action against the Gambling Commission after losing the lottery's next licence to the Czech-owned newcomer…

Lottery ・ 28 June 2022

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People cutting back on lottery tickets in cost of living crisis, says Camelot

Outgoing UK National Lottery operator Camelot has revealed falling sales of tickets and instant win games as it flagged signs that players had "tightened their belts" in the face of soaring costs. Camelot, which recently launched legal action against the Gambling Commission after losing the lottery's next licence to rival Allwyn, saw sales drop 3%…

Lottery ・ 28 June 2022

Evening Standard

£54.9m EuroMillions jackpot remains unclaimed as players urged to check tickets

uroMillions players have been urged to check if they are the winner of a £54.9 million jackpot prize. The winning ticket-holder matched all five numbers and two Lucky Star numbers in the £54957242 draw on Friday, June 10, National Lottery operator Camelot said. Camelot said at this stage it could reveal only that the winner bought their ticket in a…

Winnings ・ 16 June 2022

Wales Online

UK ticket-holder wins almost £55m in EuroMillions jackpot

One UK ticket-holder has won almost £55 million with the EuroMillions jackpot. Camelot, the National Lottery operator, has urged people to check their tickets to see if they are ticket-holder. The winning EuroMillions numbers in Friday's draw were 17, 26, 36, 37, 40 and the Lucky Star numbers were 09, 12. The one ticket-holder will have matched all…

Winnings ・ 11 June 2022

Mirror

One lucky UK EuroMillions ticket holder bags incredible £54million jackpot

A UK ticket-holder has won almost £55million in the EuroMillions jackpot. Camelot's Andy Carter, Senior Winners' Advisor at The National Lottery, said, "What a brilliant night for one UK ticket-holder who has scooped the amazing £54M EuroMillions jackpot! Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call if they think they are…

Winnings ・ 10 June 2022

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Camelot will cease to exist if it loses National Lottery licence, it claims to High Court

Lottery company Camelot claim they will cease to exist if the right to stage the draw is handed to Czech-owned newcomer Allwyn Entertainment, the High Court heard. The Gambling Commission gave the fourth national lottery licence to Allwyn earlier this year as the'preferred bidder', triggering a legal challenge from Camelot UK Ltd. The regulator…

Lottery ・ 11 May 2022

Daily Mail Online

Fate of National Lottery in legal showdown this week as Camelot fights to hold on to licence

The showdown over the fate of the National Lottery will be heard in the High Court this week. Camelot could be set to lose its licence running the National Lottery after 28 years - with Allwyn Entertainment set to take its place. The regulator insists Allwyn, owned by a Czech billionaire Karel Komárek, should be issued with the licence despite a…

Lottery ・ 09 May 2022

Mirror

Billionaire with Russian links wins deal to operate Britain's National Lottery

A billionaire with business links to Russian energy giant Gazprom is set to be handed control of Britain's National Lottery. The Gambling Commission has chosen Allwyn, owned by Czech tycoon Karel Komarek, as its "preferred bidder" to operate the lottery licence from 2024. The decision is a blow to Camelot, which has run the National Lottery since…

Lottery ・ 16 March 2022

The Guardian

Why did Camelot lose the UK national lottery licence?

When the national lottery was launched in 1994, via a TV spectacular watched by more than a third of the population, the famous advertising slogan promised: "It could be you." It won't be Camelot though, at least not from 2024. During its tenure of nearly three decades as the lottery's operator, Camelot outlasted five prime ministers, fought off…

Lottery ・ 15 March 2022

Daily Mail Online

Billionaire Czech tycoon's gambling firm WILL take over National Lottery

A Czech billionaire's gambling firm will take over the UK's National Lottery, it has been confirmed, bringing an end to Camelot's 30-year hold of the licence after months of legal wrangling. The Gambling Commission announced on Tuesday that Allwyn Entertainment, which runs lotteries in Austria, the Czech Republic and Greece, will gain the latest…

Lottery ・ 20 September 2022

Daily Mail Online

Camelot set to lose National Lottery licence after 30 years

Camelot will to lose its licence to operate the National Lottery after almost 30 years, as the Gambling Commission named a rival firm to take over. A fiercely contested bidding process has been under way between four parties to hold the licence for one of the largest lotteries in the world. But officials said Czech lottery operator Allwyn, owned by…

Lottery ・ 15 March 2022

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UK National Lottery sales reach record £3.96bn in H1

Total sales for the six months from 1 April to 25 September were 2.7%, or £107.3m, higher than in the corresponding period last year. The operator credited this growth to a record digital performance and innovations that raised interest in its draw-based games, as well as a strong brand presence around UK coverage of the Tokyo Olympics. Draw-based…

Lottery ・ 23 November 2021

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EXCLUSIVE: National Lottery adverts should be banned, demand politicians

The comments were published last week as written evidence submitted to a government inquiry titled' What next for the National Lottery? ', examining the ongoing process to pick the next National Lottery operator. The inquiry, which closed on 10 September, received statements from the Gambling Commission, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for…

Politics ・ 03 November 2021

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Camelot sees record lottery sales despite pandemic

National Lottery operator Camelot revealed sales jumped nearly 6% in the past year as bored households turned to lottery tickets, scratchcards and online games in record numbers. The company said as a result of the high uptake, donations to good causes hit £1.9 billion, including £1.2 billion in Covid-19 support, making the lottery the biggest…

Covid ・ 10 June 2021