The National Lottery Lotto draw for Saturday, August 15, offers a jackpot of £3.5m, while the Thunderball draw stands at £500,000. The Lotto numbers are drawn at 8pm, with Thunderball results announced shortly after at 8.15pm.
Two Chances to Win
Each line of numbers played is entered into one draw and played over two rounds, giving players two chances to win. This provides roughly a one in 4.9 chance of winning a prize in every draw.
Previous Jackpot Winners
The biggest ever Lotto winner was created in April 2016 when an anonymous player banked £35m. In January 2016, two ticketholders each won £33m. Earlier, a jackpot of £42,008,610 was drawn in January 1996 and split between three anonymous winners, each receiving £14,002,870. A single ticket won £26.4m on the New Year's Eve draw in 2016.
Lottery History and Fund Allocation
The UK National Lottery was first drawn on November 19, 1994. Half of all money spent by players goes to the prize fund, with 28% to good causes, 12% to the UK Government as duty, 5% to retailers, and 5% to the operator.
