National Lottery

A lottery rollover jackpot worth £7,706,631 was won by a couple from Nottingham after they successfully matched all six main numbers in the Lotto game on Saturday 17 July. The lottery results which made it happen were 12, 28, 32, 43, 44, 45 and the bonus ball was number 20. Ivan Westbury and his wife Susan tend to play Lucky Dip selections and it was Susan who discovered the win when she got her lottery tickets whilst shopping at her local Tesco supermarket. That was on the morning after the draw, and it will be a Sunday that both Ivan and Susan are sure to remember for the rest of their lives.

Three lottery tickets shared a £7,292,118 Lotto jackpot on Saturday 24 July, giving each of the tickets a value of £2,430,706. We don’t know if the tickets are owned by individuals or lottery syndicates, but if it transpires that the former is the case it means that the Lotto game created a trio of brand new multi-millionaires last weekend. The Millionaire Raffle game also created a millionaire winner on Friday 23 July, which is just as well, because the main EuroMillions jackpot wasn’t won by anyone. Of course, the upside of that is the fact that the next EuroMillions jackpot this Friday 30 July will be worth even more, and players will have around £23 million to play for.

Ever since National Lottery games were introduced to the British public way back in 1994, certain ideas have been passed from one player to another and readily accepted at face value. Unfortunately, not all of the ideas that have been accepted are in fact accurate, and a few are downright misleading. In this article we identify a few of the most common ‘lottery myths’ which could mislead players, and in doing so we tell you the truth behind each one. If you have ever wondered if it makes sense to follow hot or cold numbers, or to buy tickets from a particular outlet, read on and we’ll tell you…