Tonight, a National Lottery £15m MUST BE WON lotto draw is taking place.
In a Must Be Won draw, the £15m will be awarded to Lotto players even if all the numbers are not matched. How does that work? Well, if no one wins the jackpot by matching 6 main numbers, there's a Rolldown. This means the jackpot is shared by players matching 2 or more main numbers, so thousands can expect to win a boosted cash prize!
To be in with a chance of winning the £15m prize, or a share of it, you will need to grab a ticket and pick your lucky numbers by 7.30pm.
You can also play online on the National Lottery website for £2 a go. There will be another chance to win cash tonight as the Thunderball draw - with a prize of up to £500,000 - also takes place.
Tonight's draw takes place at 8pm, with the Thunderball draw then at 8.15pm.
We will be announcing the winning numbers for tonight's Lotto and Thunderball draws live as soon as the results are in, so stay tuned…
KEY EVENT
Tonight's Lotto numbers
The numbers are in. They are: 1, 2, 11, 13, 30, 37.
The bonus is 33.
Miranda Pell
Thunderball coming soon
Stay tuned, we will have the Thunderball results here shortly after the lotto draw.
Up to £500,000 can be won in tonight's Thunderball draw.
Miranda Pell
Lotto results soon
The lotto draw is taking place shortly at 8pm.
We will bring you the numbers as soon as they are drawn, stay tuned.
Miranda Pell
An hour to go
In just over an hour, the £15m Lotto draw will take place.
It's a Must Be Won draw meaning that £15m will be handed out regardless of whether one player matches all numbers.
The draw takes place at 8:30pm with the Thunderball taking place at 8pm.
Stay tuned for results...
Miranda Pell
£15m Must Be Won jackpot tonight
Tonight's Lotto jackpot is a whopping £15m which MUST BE WON today.
A Must Be Won draw takes place after the Lotto jackpot has not been won for five consecutive draws. In the sixth draw, the jackpot prize money has to be won, even if no one matches all six winning numbers.
If at least one player does match six numbers tonight, they will win the jackpot just like in any standard draw. If no one manages to match six numbers, the £15m prize will be shared between all the other players who match two or more numbers. This is known as a ‘Rolldown.’
Miranda Pell
Who would you call first if you won?
The National Lottery wants to know - who would you call first if you won the £15 million jackpot tonight?
— The National Lottery (@TNLUK) April 19, 2025Tonight’s £15 million Lotto jackpot Must Be Won
We want to know, who would you call first if you won tonight?
Rules apply. 18+#NationalLottery #WillYouBeNext
Miranda Pell
Good evening
Hello and welcome to tonight's Lotto live blog.
Today is exciting because it is guaranteed that £15m will be handed out in prizes - whether that is to one person matching all the right numbers, or shared out between players matching 2 or more main numbers.
Tonight's Lotto is a MUST BE WON draw and it is taking place at around 8:30pm.
We will bring you updates throughout the evening and then we will share the results here when they are drawn.
