Confirming Your Win

 

The moment when you first begin to realise that you might have won a National Lottery jackpot is an exciting one, but it can also be disorienting, and is usually followed by at least a short period of self-doubt. Here are some tips on how to go about confirming your win in a sensible and logical manner…

Check Lottery Results
The first thing you should do is double-check your lottery results using a different source than you did originally. For example, if you first checked your numbers in a newspaper or on Teletext, visit our lottery results page to double-check them. Using two independent sources of information means that you can be twice as confident if both of them tell you that you have won.

Call The Hotline
If, after double-checking your results, you believe that you have won a major Lotto prize, call the claims hotline number on the back of your ticket. If you have purchased your tickets online then you will already have been sent instructions about what to do in the event of a win, in which case you should follow those instructions as provided.

Be Patient
Major prize claims need to be officially verified before your win can be confirmed, and this takes time. Quite how much time will vary, so as you go through this stage you need to try and be patient. Keep your excitement under control and don’t embark on any celebrations until your win has been officially confirmed. If you need to take your mind off the matter for a while, go and amuse yourself with our free online slots, but be sure to keep your ticket safe in the meantime.

If you follow the guidelines presented above and all goes well, your win will soon be confirmed and you can then start planning how you might want to spend some of your money. The good news is that when this happens the most nerve-wracking time will be over, and the celebrations can begin in earnest! Congratulations!

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