Winning Lotto numbers as £7.5m jackpot goes unclaimed - live updates

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Brits could get their hands on a share of £7.5 million in tonight
Brits could get their hands on a share of £7.5 million in tonight's Lotto draw (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Saturday's Lotto jackpot has gone unclaimed - meaning there will be an even bigger chance of winning a life-changing sum of money in another rollover next week.

The National Lottery draw saw Brit ticketholders play in the hope of winning an estimated £7.5million. But after no one scooped the top prize, the jackpot will increase to £9.1m when the draw returns on Wednesday, January 17.

The draw took place at 7.45pm and will also followed by this week's final £500,000 Thunderball draw, which takes place a short while after at approximately 8.15pm.

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That's the weekend lottery taken care of.

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Not your lucky night? Well the next draw is just days away with more millions up for grabs.

We'll keep you fully up to speed so make sure you get your tickets and we'll see you in a few days.

National Lottery winner scooped £2m – but still ended up sleeping on lilo on pub floor

A National Lottery splurged his £2million win and ended up in court in a row over £400, sleeping on the floor of his own pub.

When Mike Antonucci scooped the jackpot in 1995, he believed he was set for life and quit his job as an antiques dealer. He went on an international spending spree during which he purchased luxury cars and yachts, and splashed out on a pub, nightclub and massage parlour.

Lottery horror stories

Lottery hopefuls will be eagerly checking their tickets tonight. But for every delighted winner, there's a million others who miss out - and some truly have the worst luck.

Rachel Kennedy, 19, and Liam McCrohan, 21, were left “absolutely heartbroken” in March after claiming they'd missed out on a £182million EuroMillions jackpot.

The couple, from Hertfordshire, realised their usual numbers of 6, 12, 22, 29, 33, 6 and 11 had come up but there was one major catch - their ticket payment hadn't gone through.

They had played the same numbers for five weeks in a row, before all seven digits appeared in the draw.

Rachel explained how she had set up her account to automatically buy a EuroMillions ticket for each draw - but when payment for the winning ticket was attempted, the lottery account did not have enough funds.

When do winners get their money?

The winnings are transferred electronically within 48 hours but officials recommend it doesn't go into a normal high street savings account.

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Instead they suggest winners open a a private account (most of the big banks have teams which deal only with Lottery winners and the very wealthy ) which is shielded from the knowledge of ordinary branch staff.

That way no one can leak news of a person's win.

Lotto curse - Brits whose lives were destroyed when they became millionaires

Many of us dream of winning the lottery - but history shows that it isn't always the golden ticket we think it is.

While scooping a huge jackpot would definitely take some of life's problems away, it would also potentially create new ones.

For some winners who walked away millionaires after their ticket came up trumps, life really did improve - and they would never wish they could return to their old life. But for others, their huge fortunes ended up becoming a burden, leading to poverty, huge bust-ups and even death.

The tragedy follows a clear pattern - the joy of winning is replaced by despair, as they either blow through a fortune, or their personal lives become unbelievably stressful.

Not your night? Here's what's next

If your numbers haven't come up, there's not long to wait until the next draw.

On Monday, it's Set For Life - and you can win big.

Lucky winners will have £10,000 deposited in their bank account every single month for the next 30 years. Runners-up, who match the five main numbers, will meanwhile land themselves a very comfy £10,000 a month for a year.

Man forced to contain joy when he discovers £784k winning lotto ticket while on work call

A man was forced to contain his join when he discovered he had won $1 million (£784,559.90) on a lottery ticket while sat on a work call.

Andrew Nachman is the first million dollar winner of the Idaho Lottery's $1,000,000 raffle and found out while on a video call to all his colleagues. The McCall resident admitted it was "really hard to hide" his excitement as his work friends looked on.

Thunderball draw is made!

The number are out for the Thunderball.

The winning numbers are: 17, 18, 36, 37, 39 and the thunderball in 3.

That's not your lot!

No luck tonight?

Well you've still got a chance to make it a weekend to remember!

The Thunderball draw is 20 minutes away.

The numbers are in!

The National Lottery draw for Saturday January 13 has just been made.

The winning numbers are: 8, 22, 27, 46, 44 and 48 and the bonus ball is 7.

15 minutes to go!

The countdown is on until the draw is made.

Grab a cup of tea and find your tickets, we're about to find out those winning numbers.

Winning Lotto numbers as £7.5m jackpot goes unclaimed - live updatesCould tonight be your lucky night? (Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

My numbers came up - what do I do now?

If you're luck is in, then you simply ring the number on the back of your ticket to make your claim.

That call will get through to a call centre where staff are dedicated to dealing with Lottery related matters. It's not just winners - the staff there also take calls from newsagents who want to order more scratch cards or whose Lottery ticket dispenser isn't working, that kind of thing.

So, it's a bit of a lottery for them too regarding who'll be on the other end of the line.

What's your odds?

OK, the odds of winning the National Lottery are 1 in 45 million.

However, it actuallt used to be 1 in 7.5 million, so we'll take that as a positive with time ticking down!

It used to be harder before the National Lottery added another number to the ticket and increased the ball pool from 49 to 59 numbers.

UK's most lottery-obsessed cities revealed

The UK's most lottery-obsessed cities have been revealed in a new study - and the results are somewhat surprising.

A new study, conducted by bingo industry experts at BestNewBingoSites, analysed Google search data to establish which UK cities are the most hopeful for winning the lottery. The research looked at Google searches from each city, using a list of 114 popular search terms people tend to use when wanting to win the lottery.

Popular search terms ranging from "how to win the lottery" to "six lucky numbers to win the lottery" were used as part of the study - and Sunderland came out on top.

  1. ‌Sunderland - 44,871.35 (average search volume per 100k)
  2. Kingston upon Hull - 41,082.85 (average search volume per 100k)
  3. Blackpool - 38,194.24 (average search volume per 100k)
  4. Dundee - 35,323 (average search volume per 100k)
  5. Doncaster - 35,278.40 (average search volume per 100k)
  6. Wigan - 34,751.54 (average search volume per 100k)
  7. Birkenhead - 34,191.18 (average search volume per 100k)
  8. Wrexham - 33,912.49 (average search volume per 100k)
  9. Liverpool - 33,856.96 (average search volume per 100k)
  10. Mansfield - 33,747 (average search volume per 100k)
Winning Lotto numbers as £7.5m jackpot goes unclaimed - live updatesThey don't just love football in Sunderland! (Getty Images)

What time are the draws?

There's still time to get online or pop to the shops.

The Lotto draw will take place at 7.45pm followed by the Thunderball draw at 8.15pm.

You can play for just £2, and of course so much money goes to great causes.

How much is up for grabs tonight?

Good news! Tonight's Lotto draw is a triple rollover with a life-changing £7.5million up for grabs.

Players also have the chance of winning up to £500,000 in the Thunderball draw.

Just think of what you could do with all that cash!

Winning Lotto numbers as £7.5m jackpot goes unclaimed - live updatesThere's plenty of money to be won later on (Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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