Winning numbers for Tuesday 25th January's HUGE £30m jackpot; what time & how to buy tickets
The EuroMillions jackpot is estimated at £30m. The draw takes place between 8.15pm and 8:30pm this evening. National Lottery's Thunderball game also returns at 8pm. Wednesday's Lotto jackpots is an estimated £5.4m after no-one scooped the top prize on Saturday.
There is a huge £30m jackpot on offer for Tuesday 25th January. The minimum age to buy National Lottery tickets has gone up from 16 to 18. Online sales of lottery tickets and scratch cards have already been banned. Money that is not claimed within 180 days goes to National lottery projects. Powerball jackpots worth £1.308 billion and £575 million were won in 2017 and 2018. In Ireland, the money is only claimed 90 days after the deadline. It's also not available for unclaimed prizes. Liam Butcher actor James Forde is now a builder. He played the role of Ricky Butcher on BBC soap opera for seven years.
New rules mean you have to be 18 to buy National Lottery tickets and scratch cards. Online sales of lottery tickets were banned in April this year. GamCare is available 24/7 on 0808 8020 133 or on the Gamcare website. James Forde played Ricky Butcher on BBC soap opera for seven years. He is now a builder. The actor played the role between 2008 and 2015.
£1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US remains history’s biggest lottery prize. Unclaimed money from a game played in UK goes to National Lottery projects. Money raised by National lottery players has raised £11,162,392 this week. There is a draw 6 nights a week and tonight the return of Euromillions and Thunderball. The draws are at 8pm and 8.15pm. The weekly timetable for all UK lottery games is available. It includes Lotto, EuroMillions and Set For Life.
Martyn and Kay Tott split up after they lost a £3m Lottery jackpot. They bought the ticket in 2001. The prize was not claimed for 30 days. Different countries have different deadlines to claim their lottery prizes. In Austria, winners have a whole three years to collect the prize. In France, the least amount of time is needed is 90 days, in Belgium it's 140 days and in Luxembourg it is just 140. GamCare is a company that helps people with gambling problems. It's available on 0808 8020 133 or on the Gamcare website.
The Euromillions draw returns tonight at 8:45 pm. The best scratchcard to get is £500 Loaded with odds of just 1 in 3.15. Full of £5,000s and Cashword Multiplier are also good choices. Jamie Heavens won £1m on a Millionaire Riches Scratchcard and he didn't give up his job. He bought a business and a lavish wedding. He had a band, videographer and marquee.
Karen Dakin, 53, won in the draw hours before Mother's Day with numbers based on the birth of her son Callum, 14. She picked numbers special to her, including her child's date of birth. The biggest lottery prize in US history was £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016. UK winners have won a lot of money in Euromillions in past.