£13m jackpot won as lucky National Lottery player bags winning numbers

A Lotto player has bagged the National Lottery winning numbers and secured the £13million jackpot on January 14. One lucky player has started January with a bang and changing their life forever.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Just what we love to see, a big Lotto winner to kickstart the new year winning our ‘Must Be Won’ Lotto jackpot!

“A single player has banked the £13.3M jackpot in tonight’s draw, kicking off 2026 in style – imagine the new year’s bucket-list you can start to tick off with this win in the bank!

“If you’ve played, please check your tickets and get in touch if you think you’re a big winner.”

The winning Lotto numbers were: 22, 44, 35, 54, 2, 5 and the bonus ball is 23.

Tonight was a Lotto Must Be Won draw meaning if no one matched all six numbers in tonight’s draw, the jackpot wpuld roll down.

This would have meant everyone with at least two matching numbers would have shared the prize pool, meaning thousands could have walked away with a boosted cash win. 

The Thunderball also took place tonight. Thunderball prizes range from £3 to £500,000, depending on how many numbers you match.

Tonight’s winning Thunderball numbers are: 16-17-22-33-39 and the Thunderball is 6.

If you didn’t win big tonight don’t worry as draws take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays for Lotto, and four times a week for Thunderball.

You can buy tickets online or in-store, just make sure to check your numbers and claim prizes within 180 days.