Life changing

Lotto jackpot winner comes forward to claim prize

The giant Lotto jackpot winner from the draw on Saturday 18th March has now been paid their prize.

The ticket-holder matched all six main numbers and has banked the entire jackpot – an eye–watering £19,132,964.

The jackpot prize was paid out at the ticket validation appointment. The ticket–holder has decided to remain anonymous. Therefore no information will be released including whether it is an individual or syndicate winner, or where the ticket was purchased.

Despite the jackpot winner coming forward do remember to check your ticket to see if you have also won a prize. Over 1.6Million prizes were won in the draw including more than 170,000 players matching three to win £25 and the Lotto Raffle making one guaranteed millionaire and 20 winners of £20,000. Check your results now.

A winning year

It may be only three months in but it’s already been a great year for Lotto players. As well as a guaranteed millionaire being made in every single draw, so far six giant jackpots have been won. On 18th January two ticket-holders won £6Million before another two banked £4.3Million on 28th January. One of these was ferry worker James Couper from Inverclyde. He plans to treat his family with his life changing win.

On 18th February friends Lolly and Polly from Tyne and Wear banked a huge cheque for £15.3Million. The duo are planning a first class trip to Vegas to celebrate.

Delighted

Andy Carter, who heads up the team at Camelot which pays all of the major prize winners, said, "We are again seeing more and more players becoming millionaires and banking these giant jackpots. Last year we saw a record 347 winners lives transformed when they became a millionaire and this year could even break that record.

“By buying a ticket for this or any other National Lottery game, every player is helping to raise money for Good Causes. On average, £30 million is raised every week for projects across the UK, both big and small, from repairing Scout huts to making Olympic and Paralympic champions.”

Learn more about Andy Carter and his team.

The National Lottery has been changing the lives of winners and supporting good causes across the UK since 1994. In that time, there have been more than 7,000 new millionaires created and by playing The National Lottery you raise over £4 million for Good Causes every dayΔ.

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