Two lucky Lotto winners scoop over £2.5m each as 'incredible' draw creates 13 new millionaires

Two ticket-holders are £2,590,876 richer after matching all six main numbers in Wednesday's Lotto draw.

The pair shared a jackpot of £5.1 million, and Saturday's top prize is now an estimated £2 million. Eleven other players matched five main numbers plus the bonus ball, winning £1,000,000 each.

The winning Lotto numbers were 04, 05, 13, 18, 25 and 29, with a bonus number of 16, in Round 1.

Round 2's numbers were 06, 26, 38, 53, 57 and 59, and the bonus number was 21.

Lotto HotPicks, which uses the same numbers as the Lotto draw, produced no winner of its £175,000 top prize, which requires matching all five numbers. However, 22 HotPicks players matched four numbers and won £6,500 each.

The Thunderball numbers drawn were 02, 15, 22, 31 and 34, and the Thunderball was 13.

Nobody matched all five numbers plus the Thunderball to claim the £500,000 prize. Two players did match five numbers, though, and took £5,000 apiece.

Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at Allwyn, operator of the National Lottery, said: “What an incredible night for Lotto players.

“In a single draw, 13 players have become millionaires and 13 was one of the winning numbers drawn.

“Two lucky ticket-holders have each scooped £2,590,876 after sharing the £5.1 million jackpot, while a remarkable 11 more players matched five numbers and the Bonus Ball to win £1 million each.

“That’s 13 lives changed in one night. If you played Lotto tonight, check your ticket carefully. You could be one of the UK’s newest millionaires.”

Last Wednesday, a single ticket-holder secured the £2.8 million jackpot in Wednesday’s Lotto draw, while two other players won £1 million each.

The jackpot winner matched all six main numbers, whereas the two £1 million recipients selected five main numbers alongside the bonus ball.