National Lottery Results

Our National Lottery results page will automatically display the results of each draw every Wednesday and Saturday.

National Lottery Facts

• The UK National Lottery launched on 14th November 1994, with the first draw taking place on 19th November the same year.

• It is open to all players aged 18 and over.

• Draws for the National Lottery are held twice a week - on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

• Any prizes claimed are tax-free.

• Since launching, the National Lottery has raised over £42 billion for charity.

• The largest ever National Lottery payout was made on 19th July 2022, when a single ticket holder scooped £195 million .

• The draw expanded from 49 numbers to 59 in October 2015, with the idea that it would cause more frequent rollovers and ultimately create bigger jackpots.

• The jackpot can roll over a maximum of five times. It becomes a Must Be Won Jackpot on the sixth draw - if no-one matches the full set of numbers still, the total jackpot will be shared between all winning tickets. This means that a winning ticket usually worth £30 for matching three numbers could pay out £100.

• Since starting in 1994, the National Lottery has created over 7,000 new millionaires.

• You cannot play the Lottery at Jackpotjoy.