Lotto Player Wins £21 Million Jackpot
Last Updated: Thursday 16th June 2016, 10:11
A single Lotto player broke a run of seven rollovers to scoop £21 million on Wednesday 15th June, the biggest jackpot win for more than two months.The last time the top prize reached as high was Wednesday 6th April, when an anonymous Lotto ticket holder banked £35.1 million. There have now been four Lotto jackpots worth more than £20 million claimed in 2016, including the game’s biggest ever prize of £66 million, which was offered on Saturday 9th January.
The winning Lotto numbers were 2, 14, 19, 20, 29 and 38 with Bonus Ball 27 and other prizes claimed in the main draw ranged from a free Lotto Lucky Dip for the 920,285 players who matched two main numbers to £55,473 for a ticket holder who matched five main numbers and the Bonus Ball. Another player is celebrating a £1 million payday after matching the winning Lotto Millionaire Raffle code TEAL 6909 9157 and 20 others received £20,000 in the second tier of the supplementary game. You can find the full Lotto prize breakdown and all 21 Lotto Millionaire Raffle codes at the Lottery Results page.
The lucky jackpot winner is advised to sign the back of their ticket, if they purchased it from an authorised retailer, and contact the National Lottery claims team. They will arrange for a winners’ advisor to visit their home, where they will validate their ticket, offer access to financial and legal experts and transfer them their money within a few hours. They can even give the fortuitous player a cash advance if they would like to start the celebrations immediately. Find information on getting hold of your payout, whether it is £25 or £21 million, at the Claiming Prizes page.
The next Lotto draw is made on Saturday, when the jackpot will be worth £3.8 million. For your chance to win big, you can buy Lotto tickets online or from authorised retailers across the UK until 7:30pm on the day of the draw. Good luck!