No lucky Brit scooped the £2 million Lotto prize on Wednesday night, meaning the jackpot rolls over to Saturday, when £15 million will be up for grabs. The winning numbers for Wednesday's draw were 11, 46, 4, 8, 53, 50, with a bonus ball of 16.
With no winner for the £2m prize, the jackpot now stands at £15m for Saturday's draw, just in time for Christmas. Players can buy tickets for £2 each, choosing six numbers from 1 to 59 or opting for a lucky dip. The Lotto raises around £30m each week for UK good causes.
Meanwhile, over £7 million in lottery prizes remain unclaimed across the UK, including in Doncaster, City of Edinburgh, and Northampton. The National Lottery warns that if a valid claim is not received within 180 days of the draw date, the prize money goes to benefit National Lottery Projects.
In other news, a mystery winner from North Devon, identified only as 'Mr W', has won £500,000 on the Thunderball game. He chose a personal selection of sentimental numbers on the National Lottery website. Senior winners' advisor Andy Carter said: “Huge congratulations to Mr W for winning this fantastic prize. What an incredible win just before Christmas!”
The Thunderball numbers for Wednesday were 4, 22, 38, 17, 18, with a Thunderball of 9. The next Lotto draw is on Saturday at 8pm, with the Thunderball draw at 8:15pm.
