Life changing

2016 sees The National Lottery set a millionaire making record

This year has seen more millionaires made than ever before and the 500,000th grant given to a National Lottery project. Discover the details of the year that saw us make a new millionaire nearly every day.

You supported 442 British film projects

347 millionaires created

Virgo was the luckiest star sign

953 winners won over £50,000

Driver - the luckiest profession

Nearly 1Million people took part in the nation's biggest ever sports day

Over £30Million raised every week for good causes across the UK

You helped GB athletes win 214 Olympic and Paralympic medals in Rio

£35Million Lotto created its biggest ever winner

The 500,000th good cause grant was awarded

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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