The UK National Lottery is offering a massive £5 million jackpot tonight, with the draw taking place at 8 pm GMT. Players can purchase tickets online or in-store until shortly before the draw. The Thunderball draw, offering a fixed top prize of £500,000, will also take place tonight. The winning numbers for the Lotto and Thunderball are: 5 - 24 - 28 - 46 - 49 - 56 and the bonus ball is 19 for the Lotto, and 06 - 07 - 13 - 20 - 21 and the Thunderball is 04 for the Thunderball. The next UK Lotto draw is on Saturday at 8 pm, and the Thunderball is drawn four times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Since the UK National Lottery began in 1994, it has created more than 7,700 new millionaires and multi-millionaires from Lotto, EuroMillions, and other associated games. The most recent confirmed UK Lotto jackpot winner was a ticketholder who claimed a £13.3 million 'Must Be Won' jackpot in a January draw. Tickets for tonight’s UK Lotto and Thunderball draws have now closed at around 7:30 pm, and the winning numbers and results will be shared live on our blog. Players have until around 7:30 pm to enter the UK National Lottery, with ticket sales closing shortly before the official 8:00 pm draw. The Thunderball works by players picking five main numbers from 1–39, plus one Thunderball number from 1–14, with nine prize tiers and a top prize of £500,000. The UK Lotto costs £2 per line to play, with players choosing six numbers from 1–59 or opting for a Lucky Dip. Tonight's UK Lotto jackpot is an estimated £5 million in the Wednesday draw.
