The winning numbers for this week’s £157 million EuroMillions jackpot have been revealed.
The numbers this week are 1,3,5,42 and 47. The lucky star numbers are five and 10.
EuroMillions players have been urged to check their tickets after Allwyn announced the National Lottery will shut down for 36 hours on Saturday and Sunday.
The outage is for good reason as the National Lottery will make way for the biggest technology upgrade in the game’s 31-year history.
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It means players will not be able to purchase tickets or check results in shops from 11pm on Saturday night following the Lotto and Thunderball draws until ‘late Monday morning’, operator Allwyn said.
Lottery winners have 180 days from the day of the draw to claim their winnings.
Several lucky winners have claimed their prizes in recent weeks, including best friends Carly Wiggett and Becky Witt who put their faith in a horoscope to win £168,000 each.
The pair from Dartford, Kent, bought a EuroMillions ticket after Carly’s mum, Tracy, read that a Pisces and Taurus would win the lottery if they entered together.
Other winners include a family from Cork, Ireland who won £216,000,000 and revealed they plan to stay in their home city, with no ‘outrageous plans to spend the cash yet – except maybe a Rolex’.
However, other lucky winners have not been so fortunate after bagging their winnings, as assassination, abduction or substance abuse all form part of a curse following lottery winners.
History has countless examples of winners whose lives took a turn for the worse after scooping a large sum of money.
To win the full estimated £145,000,000 jackpot, winners must have five winning numbers, and the two EuroMillions Lucky Star numbers.
