Lotto winning numbers: Are you the lucky €7.1M jackpot winner?

The 2,788th Lotto drawing happened on Saturday. One lucky player won the double rollover jackpot of €7,103,875 in the September 10 drawing.

The winning numbers were 02, 06, 07, 29, 31, and 42, with 09 as the bonus ball. The Merlin lottery draw machine was used, and the ball set was 8.

The Lotto website provided a breakdown of all prizes and reported that there was one jackpot prize winner and 5 lucky runner-up prize winners of £ 1,000,000 each for matching the five main numbers and the bonus ball.

There were also a whooping 1,442,536 winners that shared the £20,876,599 total prize fund for this drawing. There were 134 players who won £ 1,750 each for matching five numbers, and 8,298 players shared the prize fund of £ 1,161,720 for matching four numbers.

If you think you might be a possible winner of this draw, you need to complete a claim form and provide your ID. Winners can claim their prize from designated post offices, regional National Lottery centres, or by post. Call the National Lottery on 0333 234 50 50 and arrange for your claim to be processed in person.

The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994, when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778. A single ticket holder's most significant amount ever to be won was £42 million in 1996.

Though the odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14 million, the Lotto is by far the most popular lottery in the country, with around 15 to 45 million tickets sold each draw. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission and is currently operated by the Camelot Group.

According to the Lotto Numbers website, the most commonly drawn main numbers are 52,36,27,58,39 and 37. These numbers were chosen based on the number of times they've been selected in drawings from 2015 to 2022.

Lotto tickets may be bought in person at approved premises in the UK or online at accredited sites. As of April 2021, only those 18 years old and above may buy scratchcards or play Lotto, Thunderball, EuroMillions or Set For Life.