Lotto Draw Delivers Jackpot Rolldown Drama
If you’re holding onto a Lotto ticket from April 19, 2025, this one was a wild ride. Saturday night’s draw—number 3060—rolled out not just big cash but even bigger tension as zero tickets matched the lucky six numbers: 1, 2, 11, 13, 30, 37, with Bonus Ball 33. With the UK Lotto jackpot untouched at £15 million, the famous rolldown rule kicked in, spreading that money across the lower winning tiers.
Now, jackpot rolldowns are rare moments in the lottery world. When nobody grabs the grand prize after several draws, all that money doesn’t just sit there. Instead, it gets split among those who came closest to hitting the jackpot. This time, three very lucky players matched five numbers plus the Bonus Ball. Their reward? A life-changing £1,066,291 each. Not quite the full jackpot, but hardly a consolation prize.
Breaking Down the Winners and Numbers
Let’s look at where the rest of that massive prize chest landed. Just behind the top tier were 119 people matching five numbers, who each scored a cool £4,535. Go down another level, and 9,031 folks grabbed £191 apiece for matching four numbers. Those small wins add up—almost 200,000 players matched three numbers, landing £58 each, which is more than pocket change for most.
There's always the Match 2 tier—the place most players quietly hope to hit if their luck runs dry. These ticket holders got a free Lucky Dip for a future draw, plus a crisp fiver in their pockets. The Match 2 crowd was massive, with 1,674,165 winners making some sort of return. That’s a lot of cups of coffee—or maybe a fresh batch of tickets next week.
- Winning Numbers: 1, 2, 11, 13, 30, 37
- Bonus Ball: 33
- Total Prize Payout: £25,297,694
- Total Winning Tickets: 1,880,963
- Ball Set Used: 7
- Ball Machine: Lancelot
What’s easy to miss in the headlines is just how much money the lottery throws back into the community with a rolldown. Over £25.3 million was spread out across nearly 1.9 million tickets. That’s a whole lot of people with reasons to crack open a smile come results day.
The draw itself used Ball Set 7 and the always-popular Lancelot machine—details that loyal lottery followers like to track, almost like a lucky charm. Thunderball results weren’t included this time around, keeping the spotlight totally on the main Lotto drama.
For ticket holders, even if the jackpot felt just out of reach, plenty walked away with unexpected windfalls. That’s the strange beauty of a rolldown: even when nobody wins it all, a storm of cash still rains down on players up and down the country.
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