Lucky UK winner scoops ‘life-changing’ £7,400,000 jackpot — check your ticket now

If you play the Lotto, it’s time to check your tickets because someone has just won an absolutely massive jackpot.

One lucky ticket-holder scooped a ‘life-changing’ £7.4 million prize in Saturday’s Lotto draw.

This is enough to get you a 50ft yacht, fill your house with thousand-pound plants, or buy a modest flat in London.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at the National Lottery, said: ‘Amazing news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £7.4m jackpot.

‘What an incredible, life-changing moment for this lucky Lotto winner.

‘Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call if they think they are tonight’s winner.’

The winning Lotto numbers were 02, 11, 13, 17, 39, 41, and the bonus number was 37. Draw machine Merlin and set of balls 9 were used.

While someone will undoubtedly be popping the champagne after a lottery windfall this week, the odds of winning are vanishingly low.

As we looked into previously, you’re almost five times more likely to be struck by lightning, 64 times more likely to be crushed by a meteorite, and 4,000 times more likely to win an Oscar.

But someone beat the odds, and now they’d just better avoid standing underneath any trees in a thunderstorm.

Meanwhile, two players both won a £1 million prize after matching five out of six numbers and the bonus ball.

Nobody won the top £350,000 prize for matching five out of five numbers in the Lotto Hotpicks – which uses the same numbers – but five players did win £13,000 by matching four out of five numbers.

In Saturday’s Thunderball draw, no-one won the top £500,000 prize for matching five numbers and the Thunderball, but one player won £5,000 for matching five numbers.

The Thunderball numbers were 10, 12, 19, 33, 34, and the Thunderball was 03.

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