Jackpot Split Creates Three Overnight Millionaires
What’s the chance of sharing a multi-million pound jackpot with not one, but two other people? For three National Lottery players, that became reality on February 26, 2025. The National Lottery Lotto jackpot—usually snapped up by a single lucky player—was split three ways in a must-be-won draw. Instead of one person walking away with the full £5.3 million prize, three winners each snagged an equal share of £1.7 million. The winning numbers that changed their lives were 01, 04, 10, 26, 31, 40, with bonus ball 24.
It’s not every week you see the jackpot divided up like this. Usually, the must-be-won draw comes into play when no one matches all six main numbers over several consecutive weeks. This special event ramps up the excitement, since the jackpot absolutely has to go—if nobody matches all six numbers, the pot rolls down to those matching five plus the bonus ball. But when more than one player gets all six, like this time, they each get an equal slice. It’s a twist on the usual format, and it doesn’t happen often in UK lottery history.
The Year of Massive Lotto Wins
The February jackpot split is even more dramatic when you stack it against other eye-popping lottery wins earlier in 2025. On March 25, one person bagged a jaw-dropping £11.7 million jackpot—no sharing needed. And just weeks before, a single ticket scooped £7.4 million. Andy Carter, a familiar face as the National Lottery’s senior winners’ advisor, called out just how lucky this stretch has been, pointing out multiple multi-million pound payouts in January and February. It’s as if the UK’s new year luck meter is locked on high.
Despite the buzz, the three new millionaires have chosen to keep their identities under wraps, at least for now. It’s not surprising; sudden wealth on this scale brings both life-changing opportunities and a little chaos. Imagine waking up to realise your financial worries have probably melted away overnight—it’s a lot to process, whether you’re planning quiet celebrations or your first trip to a luxury car showroom.
- Three players each grab £1.7 million share of £5.3 million jackpot
- Rare must-be-won format leads to shared top prize
- Biggest shared win for the Lotto in recent UK history
- Anonymous winners join a line-up of massive early 2025 prize grabs
It’s events like this jackpot split that remind everyone there’s more to the lottery than just a one-in-millions chance. Sometimes, that chance comes through for more than one person at once—and the excitement, frankly, is hard to beat. For the National Lottery, it’s shaping up to be one of the most generous and headline-grabbing years in a long time.