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Alahna Kindred

National Lottery £11.8m jackpot MUST be won on Saturday, Camelot says

The National Lottery jackpot has rolled over again and £11.8million is up for grabs in the next draw.

There were no winners on Wednesday night's jackpot, meaning the estimated £11.8m will either be snatched up by a lucky winner or shared between runners up.

Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, said "It promises to be an amazing Lotto draw on Saturday with a whopping £11.8m 'must be won' jackpot up for grabs.

"In a 'must be won' draw, if the jackpot isn't won, the prize amount is shared out amongst the other prize tiers, meaning lots of players could win lots more."

If no one wins the jackpot then it is shared with the runners up (DPA/PA Images)

One player did claim a £1 million prize after matching five of six of the winning numbers and the bonus number in Wednesday's draw.

A total of 32 people won prizes of £1,750 by matching five Lotto numbers, while a further 2,392 matched four and claimed £140 and 62,623 matched three to win £30 each.

The winning Lotto numbers were 06, 22, 29, 48, 50, 59 and the bonus number was 03.

Set of balls five and draw machine Guinevere were used.

Two contestants won £13,000 each in the Lotto HotPicks, while just one person won £5,000 on the Thunderball along with thousands more who won smaller prizes.

The winning Thunderball numbers were 11, 16, 21, 23, 27 and the Thunderball number was 14.

Mr Carter added: "National Lottery players make a huge difference to National Lottery Good Causes across the country generating more than £30m every week.

"Thanks to National Lottery players, over £1.2bn has been distributed to date across the UK to help tackle the impact of coronavirus."

Tickets are on sale from most UK newsagents and supermarkets from 8am to 11pm on most days, except when there’s a draw, in which case tickets can be purchased until an hour before.

Each one costs £2.

Lotto draws take place on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from approximately 7.45pm.

To play, you simply select five numbers between 1 and 50, plus two Lucky Star numbers from 1-12.

As well as changing the lives of the prize winners, the National Lottery funds projects all over the UK.

Every week part of the ticket sales goes towards good causes.

Players have to be 16 and over and physically in the UK or Isle of Man.

Thunderball draws are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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