Full Lotto results with Thunderball on 27 May as £2m jackpot up for grabs

Millions of players across the UK will be hoping to strike it lucky in tonight’s National Lottery draw – but what are the chances of actually winning?

The odds of matching all six numbers to win tonight’s £2 million Lotto jackpot are around 1 in 45,057,474.

While the jackpot odds are steep, players can still win smaller prizes for matching fewer numbers. Lotto prizes start from matching two main numbers.

For tonight’s Thunderball draw, the odds of winning the £500,000 top prize are approximately 1 in 8,060,598.

Despite the slim chances, the National Lottery continues to create millionaires every year, with huge jackpots regularly up for grabs in Lotto and EuroMillions draws.