The National Lottery results are in for Saturday, September 26, 2026, and one big question remains: did anyone land the massive £5.8 million jackpot?
If you were dreaming about quitting your job, taking a trip to the Bahamas, or rolling away in a brand-new Porsche, tonight’s numbers could be worth checking.
🎟️ National Lottery Winning Numbers
Round 1: 22, 27, 38, 42, 47, 59
Bonus Ball: 31
Round 2: 11, 15, 17, 31, 38, 46
Bonus Ball: 43
⚡ Thunderball Results
The winning Thunderball numbers were:
04, 07, 12, 17, 37
Thunderball: 11
The National Lottery has created some incredible winners since its first draw on November 19, 1994, when seven ticket holders split a £5,874,778 jackpot.
💰 Some Huge Lottery Wins
Lottery history is packed with jaw-dropping prizes:
- £1.308 billion — Powerball, January 13, 2016, with three winning tickets in the United States.
- £1.267 billion — Mega Millions, claimed by a South Carolina winner in March 2019.
- £633.76 million — Powerball jackpot won by a Wisconsin ticket holder.
- £625.76 million — Powerball winner Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts, in August 2017.
- £575.53 million — Powerball jackpot shared by winners in Iowa and New York in October 2018.
In the UK, one of the biggest single-ticket wins was £42 million, claimed in 1996. Another memorable winner, builder Gareth Bull, won £41 million in November 2020 and later transformed his bungalow plans into a luxury home complete with a swimming pool.
There have also been plenty of unexpected wins. Sue Davies, 64, bought a ticket after completing five months of pandemic shielding and ended up winning £500,000. Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally bought a much bigger prize than planned after intending to purchase her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard — and walked away with £300,000.
The biggest National Lottery jackpot ever offered was £66 million in January 2025, eventually shared by two winning ticket holders.
Another remarkable story belongs to Karl, who became an £11 million winner at just 23 years old in 1996.
Of course, the chances of hitting the jackpot are extremely slim, estimated at around one in 14 million. Still, as every lottery player knows, someone has to hold the winning ticket.
Good luck to everyone checking their numbers tonight!
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