Set for life: September 19 winning numbers revealed

The 367th Lotto drawing happened on Monday. The winning numbers were: 09,25,34,37, and 47, and the life ball was 02. The drawing machine used was Excalibur 2, and the ball set was SFL5.

The National Lottery website reports that there were no winners of the grand prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years, but one lucky player was also able to bag the second jackpot of £10,000 per month for 1 year.

There were a total of 134,065 winners in the September 19 drawing.

The Set for Life draw takes place at 8 pm every Monday and Thursday. Players can cast their numbers daily until 11 pm or 7:30 pm on draw days. Play continues after all draws at 9 pm.

Each Set for Life ticket costs £1.50. All interested players should choose five main numbers from 1 to 47 and one "Life Ball" from 1 to 10.

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.

The Set For Life National Lottery draw's top prize is rewarded to players who are able to match 5 numbers and the life ball. The jackpot is long-term continuous winnings of having £10,000 deposited in the winner's bank account every single month for the next 30 years.

Since 2004, the Big Lottery Fund has allocated over £9.4 Billion raised by the National Lottery to 130,000 "good causes" across the UK. In 2018, their annual report showed that 1 in 8 people in the UK has benefited from their projects.

The UK National Lottery's first drawing was on Nov. 19, 1994. Of all the money spent by players, half goes to the prize fund, 28% to good causes, 12% to the UK government, 5 % to retailers and 5 % to the Camelot Group.