Someone, somewhere in the UK, might be sitting on a life-changing piece of paper right now and not even know it yet.
The National Lottery Lotto draw for Saturday, 25 July has taken place, and the winning numbers are in. If you’ve got a ticket tucked in your wallet, your phone, or crumpled at the bottom of a bag, now is very much the time to check it.
The six main balls drawn were 4, 11, 23, 34, 41, and 52, with the Bonus Ball coming in at 17. Match all six and you’re looking at a jackpot that could set you up for life. Match five plus the Bonus Ball and you’re still in seriously comfortable territory.
Lotto draws take place every Wednesday and Saturday, giving players two chances a week to dream a little bigger than usual. A standard ticket costs £2, and for that you get six numbers and an automatic entry into the Millionaire Raffle, which guarantees at least one player wins £1 million every draw.
It’s worth remembering that prizes need to be claimed within 180 days of the draw date, so don’t leave it too long if you think you might be holding a winner. The National Lottery advises players to sign the back of their ticket immediately, as unsigned tickets can be claimed by anyone who finds them.
Camelot, which operated the lottery until Allwyn took over in February 2024, long maintained that around £30 million is raised for good causes every single week through ticket sales. That money funds everything from local sports clubs to arts funding and heritage projects across the country.
“We always say check your numbers twice,” one lottery retailer in Manchester once quipped. “People have walked out of here thinking they’d lost when they’d actually won hundreds.”
If Saturday’s jackpot wasn’t won, it will roll over to the next draw, meaning Wednesday’s pot could be even juicier. Rollovers tend to spike ticket sales dramatically, so you might want to get in early before the queues build.
Could this weekend’s winner already be living amongst us, blissfully unaware? There’s only one way to find out.
