By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-10-02 11:56:01 | Updated at 2026-10-02 12:46:56
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A National Lottery player has scooped a £2million jackpot after matching all six numbers.
The result follows Saturday's draw, in which a sole ticket-holder claimed a £5.8million top prize alongside three separate £1million winners.
The six winning numbers drawn in Round 1 were 18, 26, 48, 49, 51 and 53, with 33 as the bonus ball.
Round 2 saw 25, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 57 emerge, with bonus ball 26.
Nobody matched five numbers and the bonus ball in tonight's draw.
However, 72 players did match five balls, each collecting £1,000 in winnings.
In the separate Thunderball game, the numbers drawn were 19, 24, 29, 33 and 36, with the Thunderball itself coming up as 4.
Across all prize tiers in tonight's draw, a total of 686,813 winners shared £3,430,097 in combined prize money.
A National Lottery player has scooped a £2million jackpot after matching all six numbers
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, of Saturday's win: "As summer draws to a close, Lotto is continuing to deliver life-changing wins with a lucky ticket-holder scooping the entire £5.8 million jackpot in tonight’s draw.
"And there’s even more good news, as a further three millionaires were made after three ticket-holders matched five main numbers and the Bonus Ball.
"Don’t forget to check your tickets, as you could be celebrating a life-changing Lotto win."
The National Lottery Good Causes fund has raised over £53billion for community, sports, arts, and heritage projects across every postcode in the UK since its launch in 1994.
An estimated 15 to 20 million adults play the UK National Lottery each week
National Lottery players raise about £33million every week, funding everything from local grassroots initiatives to major national institutions.
A survey has revealed the most “generous” regions across the UK, where almost one in four would donate a portion of their jackpot to charity.
The research - collated by betting guide company OLBG - has highlighted the parts of the UK that are more likely to share their winnings with different types of charities, as well as friends and family.
The results indicate that almost one in four (24 per cent) of Northern Irish winners would give “some of their winnings” to charity, if they were lucky enough to scoop up National Lottery winnings.
National Lottery players raise about £33million every week
London - along with the north west and south west of England - tied for second place at 16 per cent.
A further 68 per cent of those willing to donate in Northern Ireland added that they would give to health and medical research, while almost half of respondents said that they would support charities that combat poverty and homelessness.
Northern Ireland’s generosity is closely followed by the north east (14 per cent), East Midlands (12 per cent) and Wales (11 per cent).
Yorkshire and Humberside and eastern England have tied for second to last (both 10 per cent).
Scotland and the West Midlands have appeared as the least charitable, as six per cent declared that they would hand some of their prize cash to those in need.
