![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lottery-players-urged-check-your-tickets-now-after-winner-scoops-12m-prize/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/r6tyn5-national-lottery-sign-national-719029987-1-1.webp&description=LOTTO players have been urged to check their tickets as a lucky winner has scooped the £12.8million jackpot. Lottery chiefs revealed a mystery Brit is sitting on a fortune following Wednesday's draw. One lucky Brit bagged the £12million jackpot in Wednesday's draw The winning numbers were 04, 18, 40, 41, 44, 46 and the bonus number was 54. But the grand prize of £12,803,486 has yet to be claimed - seeing Camelot call on punters to double-check their tickets. Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, said: "What amazing news, one ticket-holder has won tonight's massive £12.8M Lotto 'Must Be Won' jackpot! "Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call to claim this amazing jackpot prize." Two players managed to match five numbers and the bonus ball, earning them both £1,000,000. As well as this, 56 Brits also bagged £1,750 after matching five numbers while 4,341 ticket-holders matched four numbers to each win £140. Saturday's Lotto jackpot is estimated to be a whopping £3.8million. The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778. The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996. Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool. Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000. Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k - she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize. The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders. Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996. The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million - BUT you've got to be in it to win it.){kind=link}
LOTTO players have been urged to check their tickets as a lucky winner has scooped the £12.8million jackpot.
Lottery chiefs revealed a mystery Brit is sitting on a fortune following Wednesday’s draw.
The winning numbers were 04, 18, 40, 41, 44, 46 and the bonus number was 54.
But the grand prize of £12,803,486 has yet to be claimed – seeing Camelot call on punters to double-check their tickets.
Camelot’s Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “What amazing news, one ticket-holder has won tonight’s massive £12.8M Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ jackpot!