Lotto results LIVE: Winning National Lottery results for £8.2m jackpot on Wednesday, February 25 — lotto numbers and winners
The lotto drew on Wednesday, February 25 with an £8. 2m jackpot on offer in the main game and a £500, 000 top prize in the Thunderball. This article sets out the winning numbers, prize payouts and the sequence of results announced for the evening.
Tonight's winning numbers
The winning Lotto numbers published for the draw were 31, 34, 36, 41, 54 and 57, with the bonus ball 27. The Thunderball winning main numbers were 02, 11, 21, 31 and 38 and the Thunderball was 05. The Lotto draw was expected at 8pm, with the Thunderball draw taking place slightly later at 8. 15pm.
No jackpot winner; rollover to £10. 3m
There were no players who matched all six main numbers to take the £8. 2m jackpot on Wednesday night. With no jackpot winner, the £8. 2m prize will roll over and be an estimated £10. 3m for the next Lotto draw, scheduled for Saturday, February 28. There were also no winners who matched five main numbers plus the bonus ball.
Lotto HotPicks payouts
The Lotto HotPicks game uses the same numbers drawn in the Lotto game, with players choosing how many numbers to match. No players matched five out of five HotPicks numbers. Two players claimed £13, 000 each after matching four out of four. Another 147 players won £800 each after matching three of three, 2, 013 players won £60 each for matching two numbers, and 3, 319 players claimed £6 each after matching just one number.
Thunderball results and prizes
No players matched all five main numbers and the Thunderball, nor did any player match just the five main numbers alone in the Thunderball draw. The Thunderball jackpot does not roll over; the next Thunderball draw will take place on Friday, February 27 with a top prize of £500, 000. Four players won £250 each after matching four main numbers and the Thunderball, and thousands of other players won lower-amount prizes.
Cost, schedule and Good Causes
It costs £2 per play to enter the Lotto. There are multiple chances to play: Lotto draws take place at 8pm every Wednesday and Saturday, giving players a first chance of the week to win in the Wednesday draw. Playing the Lotto helps raise around £30m each week for UK good causes.
Additional notes and missing details
There were 26 people who won a prize of £1, 750 each after matching five main numbers. Thousands of other players won lower-amount prizes across the draws; players are reminded to double-check their tickets. The latest Lotto game was described as taking place "last night" in the material, with an opening line that the draw numbers were pulled from the machine, but the specific machine draw detail beyond the published winning numbers is unclear in the provided context. Similarly, a line noting the numbers drawn for the Thunderball in one item is present but the follow-up listing is unclear in the provided context.
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Check your tickets carefully: the published winning Lotto numbers were 31, 34, 36, 41, 54 and 57 (bonus 27) and the Thunderball numbers were 02, 11, 21, 31 and 38 with Thunderball 05. The lotto draws on Wednesday and Saturday, the next Lotto draw is Saturday, February 28, and the next Thunderball draw is Friday, February 27 with a top prize of £500, 000.
