Tuesday nights have a funny way of turning ordinary people into millionaires, and last night was no exception for anyone clutching their EuroMillions slip with a hopeful squint.
The EuroMillions main draw numbers for Tuesday 14 July came in as: 7, 10, 23, 31, 44, with Lucky Stars 3 and 9. If those numbers are staring back at you from a crumpled ticket right now, you’ll want to sit down.
The jackpot for this draw was a substantial sum, continuing EuroMillions’ tradition of producing life-altering payouts on what would otherwise be a fairly unremarkable Tuesday evening. Camelot has consistently reminded players that winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize, so don’t let that ticket gather dust in a coat pocket.
For those who also had a flutter on the Thunderball draw, the winning numbers were: 4, 13, 21, 28, 35, with the Thunderball itself landing on 11. Thunderball offers a top prize of £500,000, which, while it won’t quite buy you a Mayfair penthouse, would make a very convincing dent in a mortgage.
“People often forget to check their Thunderball numbers when they’re distracted by the EuroMillions results,” one seasoned lottery retailer in Manchester once noted. “That’s where a lot of smaller wins go unclaimed.”
It’s a fair point. The National Lottery’s own figures suggest millions of pounds in prizes go unclaimed every year, simply because players don’t bother to double-check every line on their ticket.
If you played online through the National Lottery app or website, you’re in luck as any wins are automatically flagged to your account, so there’s no frantic rummaging through old handbags required.
Prizes below £500 can be claimed at any authorised retailer, while anything larger needs to go through the National Lottery directly, either by post or at their designated claims centres.
Wednesday’s draw is already building anticipation, and with rollovers possible depending on tonight’s outcome, the question now is whether next week’s jackpot will climb to figures that start making the national news.
