No ticket holder claimed the substantial £22 million prize in the latest EuroMillions draw that took place tonight.
The drawn EuroMillions numbers consist of 18, 25, 31, 37, 45, with the additional lucky stars being 4 and 9. To secure the jackpot, participants need to match all five primary numbers along with the two lucky stars. The chances of winning stand at approximately one in 139,838,160, with a weekly purchase of around 100 million tickets across the involved nations.
Regarding the National Lottery Thunderball draw, the winning numbers were revealed as 8, 16, 29, 36, 39, and the Thunderball number is 11. To seize the top reward of £500,000, players must match all five numbers plus the Thunderball. While the probability of winning the main prize is about one in 8,060,598, the odds of winning any prize in each Thunderball draw are one in 13.
Despite the absence of a EuroMillions jackpot winner or second-tier prize recipient this evening, seven players, with one from the UK, matched all five primary numbers without the lucky stars, securing £58,409 each.
Furthermore, 11 players in the UK matched four numbers and both lucky stars, earning £1,096 each, while 148 UK participants matched four numbers and one lucky star, bagging £89 each. Numerous other UK players also clinched smaller prizes.
A UK player also struck a £1 million win through the UK Millionaire Maker code MTPT 77035. The upcoming EuroMillions draw on Friday is estimated to offer a jackpot of £33 million.
In the Thunderball draw outcome, no player managed to match all five numbers plus the Thunderball for the top prize. However, two players succeeded in matching five numbers without the Thunderball, securing £5,000 each. Various other players also managed to win smaller prizes. The subsequent Thunderball draw is set for Wednesday.
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