Brits urged to check Set For Life results now as HUGE £67M jackpot on Friday (2024)

5th Nov 2021, 14:15By Joseph Gamp

Mum scooped £300,000 on Lottery scratch card

A mum realised she had won £300,000 on a National Lottery scratch card after initially believing her winnings were just £1,000.

Sandra Davine only discovered her huge winnings after a life-changing phone call to a lottery line operator in December last year.

Sandra declared that she thought she had won £1,000 – enquiring as to how it could be claimed.

But unbeknown to her, her day was about a get a lot better as the phone line operator confirmed that she had actually scooped a whopping £300,000.

A stunned Sandra, of Renfrewshire, Scotland, can be heard saying: “You must be joking. There’s no way.”

5th Nov 2021, 14:00By Joseph Gamp

NHS worker syndicate bagged £118,044 on EuroMillions

A SYNDICATE of 53 NHS workers won £118,044 on EuroMillions earlier this month.

They matched five numbers and one lucky star in the October 8 draw.

The syndicate members are mostly pharmacy staff at Morriston Hospital in Swansea and aged between 20 and 63.

They have been working flat out during the pandemic.

Pharmacy technician Kim Owen, 61, said: “It’s been a scary time for all of us so the win is extra special.”

Members of the syndicate, which is called the Pharmily Crew, will each receive £2,227. Most say they will spend their share on sunshine holidays.

5th Nov 2021, 13:45By Joseph Gamp

Mapped: Top ten luckiest cities in the UK

The following map shows the top 10 luckiest lottery areas in the UK.

Lottery data shows the areas with the cities and towns with the highest number per capita of high-tier winners to scoop £50,000 or more onthe National Lottery.

The National Lottery has now made over 6,100 millionaires in the UK.

Data taken from the launch of the lottery in 1994 until Sept 2019 reveals the luckiest regions.

5th Nov 2021, 13:30By Joseph Gamp

Tale of $10million lotto winner fatally injected with painkillers by husband

A LOTTERY winner was killed by her doctor husband who injected her with painkillers after he accused her of squandering the cash.

Joseph Roncaioli, 72, was found guilty of the manslaughter of his wife Ibi who won $10 million she split with her friend.

Prosecutors told his trial he may have been have been upset his wife squandered the couple’s fortune leaving them with little money for retirement, theToronto Star reported.

Passing sentence, the trial judge said his crime “more resembles a murder than an accidental killing”.

“It was intentional, not spontaneous,” said Justice Jane Ferguson.

Hungarian-born Ibi and her friend won $10 million on the lottery inCanadaback in 1991 and the pair split the winnings.

Her husband’s trial heard that she gave away $2 million on a son whose existence was a secret from her other two boys.

5th Nov 2021, 13:15By Joseph Gamp

Gran, 70, ‘physically sick’ after scooping £3.8M jackpot

Diane Bate, 70, was in “total disbelief” after winning the multi-million pound prize in the Lotto draw on December 12.

Diane said: “I checked my ticket early on Sunday morning using the National Lottery app when it made a funny sound.

“I looked at the amount and couldn’t quite believe my eyes, I thought, ‘surely that can’t be right?!’ The most I have ever won before is £100.

“I was in total disbelief so I woke Michael up to check the ticket – he wasn’t happy but we’ve been married 52 years so he soon got over it!

“I still didn’t believe it, so I also checked it with my granddaughter too.

“I must have checked it about six times in total before I started to believe it was real, and at that point, I was physically sick!”

5th Nov 2021, 13:00By Joseph Gamp

‘I won £1m on the lottery at 22 and still shop at Asda & Primark’

Roofer Jamie Heavens, then-22-year-old, went to work at his dad Mark’s roofing company in Dorset, near where he lives, and started his hands-on job.

After being sent off to work on another site, he stopped off at Romsey Services off the M27 for fuel and also bought a scratchard.

“I scratched it off in a layby and was stunned when it revealed I’d won £1m,” he said.

He kept it quiet from his colleagues – telling only his uncle and wife-to-be.

However, despite winning big, Jamie said: “Danielle still buys me jogging bottoms from Primark. I go out and graft everyday so she knows I will get them filthy. There’s no point in her getting me really smart ones, they would just get wrecked.”

Wife Danielle is still working as a receptionist at a garage whereas Jamie set up his own company, a roadside recovery service.

Read the article in fullhere.

5th Nov 2021, 12:45By Joseph Gamp

‘We hoped to win… and then we did’

Like many people who play the lottery,Patrick and Frances Connolly“always hoped” they would win but didn’t have high hopes.

But two years ago, on New Year’s Day, they scooped £114,969,775 on the EuroMillions after playing every week for years.

When the couple, from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, found out about the “life-changing” sum, they modestly celebrated with “a cup of tea and a hug”.

They told ITV: “I always hoped we would win the lottery one day, but when we did, it would be just our luck that lots of others would win on the same day with the same numbers too.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would ever win almost £115 million.”

5th Nov 2021, 12:30By Joseph Gamp

EuroMillions draw returns tonight

The EuroMillions draw returns tonight at around 8.45pm.

Players will be in with the chance of winning a huge £67M jackpot.

Make sure you grab a ticket soon though, as the game shuts at 7.30pm this evening.

Good luck!

5th Nov 2021, 12:15By Joseph Gamp

The odds of winning the Millionaire Maker

According to the EuroMillions website, there is a 1 in 1,900,000 chance that a player could win the Millionaire Maker game on a Tuesday.

This shrinks to 1 in approximately 2,250,000 if there is a rollover – meaning no one has won the previous draw’s jackpot.

On a Friday, it’s estimated that there is a 1 in 2,950,000 chance of winning a guaranteed £1million.

If there is a quadruple rollover, the odds could fall to 1 in 3,400,000.

Winning the game depends on the number of payslips sold so the odds fluctuate from game-to-game.

The odds can also change if there is a special event.

In March 2019, EuroMillions created40 UK millionairesin a one-off special draw.

5th Nov 2021, 12:00By Joseph Gamp

Lottery winners adviser says he's seen 'all sorts of reactions'

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, has seen “all sorts” of reactions in his 15 years dealing with lucky ticketholders.

“I’ve seen people be sick with excitement, I’ve seen people resign their job on the spot, I’ve seen people jumping up and down, I’ve known husbands who haven’t told wives and wives who haven’t told husbands, I’ve been to homes where there’s literally a party going on already,” he said.

5th Nov 2021, 11:45By Joseph Gamp

£2m grant to restore South Downs’ nature-rich chalk grassland

Rare and nature-rich chalk grassland will be restored with a £2.23 million National Lottery grant for the South Downs, the National Trust said last month.

A partnership led by the charity to restore the ancient landscape and connect people to it will manage land for nature, offer outdoor therapeutic sessions for those with mental health needs and create jobs and volunteering opportunities.

Some 18 schemes, including returning 60 hectares (150 acres) of golf course to downland and reintroducing grazing to help manage 40 sites, will go ahead over the next four years.

In total, 815 hectares (2,000 acres) of land will be managed for nature, the National Trust said, while there will be community projects to access green space, and an archaeology project to get people digging for history in gardens and public spaces.

The 10-organisation-strong partnership will work with communities, farmers, landowners and vineyards, and will provide jobs, apprenticeships and training in Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne and Lewes, as well as new skills for around 2,500 volunteers, the National Trust said.

5th Nov 2021, 11:30By Joseph Gamp

Who are Set For Life winners Laura Hoyle & Kirk Stevens?

Couple Laura Hoyle, 39, and Kirk Stevens, 45, won the Set For Life draw on March 1 this year.

It means they will receive £10,000 every month for the next 30 years – but it took them nearly two weeks to realise they had scooped the top prize.

When they found they had won, Ms Hoyle immediately finished her work at a logistics firm.

She said: “I was physically shaking as I told the lady, ‘I think I’ve won the lottery!’ It was so weird saying those words!

“I kept thinking this must be a joke; it can’t be happening to us!

“The ridiculous part was that, as I waited for Camelot to call me back, I still had to join work meetings online… I could hardly speak, let alone make any sense!”

5th Nov 2021, 11:15By Joseph Gamp

Becoming a ghost hunter

A WOMAN who scooped £10,000 a month on the National Lottery Set For Life has quit her job to become a ghost hunter with her husband.

Part-time paranormal investigator Laura Hoyle, 39, has decided to ditch her day job to pursue her spooky passion with Kirk Stevens, 37, after their big win.

The 39-year-old is used to shocks – after realising she had landed the life-changing amount of money when she initially thought she had only won a fiver.

Laura was able to immediately jack in her job at a logistics firm, after realising the cash could allow her to concentrate on her ghost-hunting hobby full-time.

Read morehere.

5th Nov 2021, 11:00By Joseph Gamp

Do lottery tickets expire?

Don’t wait too long as draw-game tickets expire 180 days after the drawing.

Scratchcard prizes must be claimed within 180 days after being purchased.

5th Nov 2021, 10:45By Joseph Gamp

Can lottery winners remain anonymous in the UK?

Absolutely! Lottery winners can keep their anonymity in the UK.

There is also a common myth or misconception that remaining anonymous affects the amount of money you win.

However, this is absolutely false and your decision about whether or not to go public has no bearing on your jackpot.

5th Nov 2021, 10:30By Joseph Gamp

What prizes can be claimed at the Post Office?

Prizes up to £500 can be claimed at the Lottery terminal in store.

For prizes over £500 and up to £50,000, you must take your winning ticket to the Lottery terminal for scanning and then go to the PO counter.

AND, if you’ve been really, really lucky and won over £50,000, you will need to claim your prize in person.

5th Nov 2021, 10:10By Joseph Gamp

The UK’s biggest unclaimed lottery win

The UK’s biggest unclaimed win was from June 2012, when a Euromillions prize worth£63.8 million.

The prize moneywas never picked up by its unfortunate owner.

The ticket was bought in the Stevenage or Hitchin areas of Hertfordshire but, after the allowed time period to claim expired,the money was instead distributed among charitable causes.

5th Nov 2021, 09:50By Joseph Gamp

The man who won the lottery seven times

American man, Richard Lustig, is the only person in the world who has won the lottery seven times.

In an interview withABC News, Lustig explained that his method wass to re-invest all of his winnings back into the lottery, and also recommended using hand-picked sequential numbers, as well as using the same numbers repeatedly.

Lustig’s total wins amount to a value of $1,052,205.58, which is about £766,736.95.

• Win 1: January 1993 (scratch-off ticket) – $10,000
• Win 2: August 1997 (Florida Fantasy 5) – $13,696.03
• Win 3: June 2000 (“scratch-off ticket “2nd chance drawing”) – $3,594.66
• Win 4: October 2001 (“scratch-off ticket “2nd chance drawing”) – valued at $4,966
• Win 5: January 2002 (Florida Mega Money) – $842,152.91
• Win 6: November 25, 2008 (Florida Fantasy 5) $73,658.06
• Win 7: August 9, 2010 (Florida Fantasy 5) – $98,992.92

5th Nov 2021, 09:34By Joseph Gamp

How to collect your lottery winnings

Usually, if you played online, the money will be paid directly into your National Lottery account.

For the most part you can also claim your prize from a designated post office, regional National Lottery centre, or by post. You may have to complete a claim form and provide ID.

For winnings of £50,000 and over, you should call the National Lottery to arrange for your claim to be processed in person.

5th Nov 2021, 09:15By Joseph Gamp

Do Lucky dips ever win?

Ultimately, there’s no real statistical advantage to choosing your own numbers or using a Lucky Dip option – both are good for different reasons.

The most important thing is togo with the method that suits the way youlike to play the lottery, so whichever method or numbers you choose are the right ones for you.

5th Nov 2021, 09:00By Joseph Gamp

What is UK Millionaire Maker?

For everyEuroMillionsline played, players automatically receive a UK Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket.

The draw guarantees one lucky player will win a sum of £1million.

A code consists of four letters and five numbers.

It’s then entered into a raffle and selected at random.

There used to be two guaranteed millionaire raffle winners per EuroMillions draw, but this was reverted to one in January 2019.

5th Nov 2021, 08:45By Joseph Gamp

Dad’s pocket money

A hospital visit to see her father led lucky Libby Elliot, from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to win £2,169,664 on the lottery.

Shortly before leaving, he gave his grandchildren pocket money and “two pounds pocket money” to his daughter too.

In 2013, Libby, then 57, told the Daily Record: “On a whim, I put it on the Lucky Dip on my way home.”

The next day, her dad couldn’t believe the news and was amazed that Libby was in hospital with him rather than planning ways to spend her cash.

She recalled him saying: “Look at you, you’re a multi-millionaire and yet you’re sitting here beside me.”

Libby said that memory “still makes me cry” and since then her life has changed drastically.

She went on to lose 11 stone and went “travelling the world on dream trips – from Jerusalem to Route 66 to Buenos Aires”.

5th Nov 2021, 08:30By Joseph Gamp

When is the next Lotto draw?

The Lotto draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday.

The next Lotto draw will take place on November 6.

Punters will be able to watch the draw as it is streamed live on the National Lottery website and onYouTube.

5th Nov 2021, 08:15By Joseph Gamp

Lottery fairytales gone wrong

Not all lottery winners have such modest tastes includingLotto lout Michael Carrollwho bagged £9.7million in 2002.

The former binman, who was branded the ‘King of Chavs’,blew his hefty fortune on “drugs, sex and gold”.

Callie Rogers, who at 16 became Britain’s youngest lottery winner in 2003,spent thousands of her £1.9m jackpot on wild parties, three boob jobs, designer clothes and drugs.

And Lee Ryan, who scooped £6.5m in 1995, ended uppenniless and spent two years living on the street after blowing his cashon luxury cars, a helicopter and a £2m home.

5th Nov 2021, 08:00By Milica Cosic

Recap: Last night’s Set For Life winning numbers

The winning numbers for the Set For Life draw were revealed around 8pm last night.

Numbers: 4, 8, 11, 26, 34

Life Ball: 3