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A lucky player from the UK won £7.3 million in last night’s lottery draw.

If you get a feeling of deja-vu reading this, it’s because someone else won £7.4 million in the lottery Just two weeks ago.

This coincidence may have you feeling a little irritated because your biggest windfall is £5 worth of points on the Nectar app, but who knows: maybe the single ticket holder is you?

Players are advised to check their tickets as the prize has not yet been claimed.

While we must emphasize that the odds of winning the lottery are extremely small (you are five times more likely to be struck by lightning), it’s definitely tempting to think that you could be that strange anomaly.

Wednesday’s estimated jackpot is £2 million, so you’ll be a poor winner compared to other October billionaires.

And you wouldn’t be close to getting into the Sunday Times. rich list of the 350 richest people and families in the UK, who this year had an influx of at least £350 million of wealth. Which is something to think about.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, said: “October is proving to be a fantastic month for Lotto players as tonight’s winner succeeds another lucky ticket holder who took home the incredible £7.4 million jackpot.” in the draw on October 12.

“Players are urged to check their tickets and call us if they think they are tonight’s lucky winner.”

What were the winning numbers in last night’s lottery?

The jackpot winner matched all six main numbers to win £7,359,568, while three players matched five and the bonus ball for £1 million each.

The winning lottery numbers were 09, 16, 30, 41, 44, 47 and the bonus number was 13.

The 11 ball game and the Arthur extraction machine were used.

No ticket holder matched all five numbers to win the £350,000 jackpot on Lotto HotPicks, which uses the same numbers as the Lotto draw.

Eleven players won £13,000 for matching four of the five numbers.

The winning Thunderball numbers were 06, 09, 15, 32, 38 and Thunderball’s number was 07.

One ticket holder won £500,000 for matching all five numbers and the Thunderball, and two players won £5,000 for matching five numbers.

To check your ticket, open the lottery app on your phone or find your printed ticket and see if the numbers match.

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