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National Lottery £3.9m jackpot won by Briton as players urged to check numbers

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The National Lottery is urging players to check their numbers, as their latest jackpot, standing at £3.9million, is yet to be claimed.

One ticket holder matched all six main numbers to win an eye-watering total of £3,967,428.


However, no one was lucky enough to match five numbers and the bonus ball to collect another life-changing prize of £1million.

Similarly, no players took home a possible £500,000 by matching five numbers and a Thunderball. However, two winners nabbed £5,000 for having five numbers.

National Lottery players are being urged to check their numbers

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The winning numbers were 9, 13, 22, 45, 46, 48 and the bonus number was 29.

Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: “Brilliant news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £3.9million Lotto jackpot.

“Lotto has already created seven brand new millionaires this month.”

Carter urged players to double-check their tickets and call the National Lottery if they’ve matched the numbers to collect the impressive prize.

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The jackpot for Wednesday’s draw now stands at £2million.

Last week, a People’s Postcode Lottery winner nearly missed out on his £76,000 prize after he initially believed the congratulatory emails were a hoax.

Colin, 59, said his cautious nature could have cost him the eye-watering amount, as he ignored messages that had been piling up in his inbox for days.

However, upon returning home from swimming one day, he spotted a camera crew and knew it was the real deal.

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The winning numbers were 9, 13, 22, 45, 46, 48 and the bonus number was 29

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He recalled: “I had two emails from Postcode Lottery and thought, ‘No, this is a scam,’ and deleted them.

“I drove back home, as I’d been swimming this morning, and then I saw the Postcode Lottery camera crew.

“It feels fantastic. I’ve just retired so it’s a bonus.”

The 59-year-old and his partner Gwen are among 10 neighbours who scooped part of the £1million winnings through the People’s Postcode Lottery.

Nine neighbours on the Tyne and Wear street won £76,923 each, with two others doubling their prize to £153,846 due to playing with two tickets.

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