Overview
- EuroMillions on Jan. 2 drew 08, 27, 42, 44, 46 with Lucky Stars 1 and 10, produced no jackpot winner, and saw three UK tickets match five numbers plus one Lucky Star to claim £124,067 each.
- The special UK Millionaire Maker for the same EuroMillions draw guaranteed 10 new £1 million winners, as highlighted by National Lottery advisor Andy Carter.
- Mega Millions posted winning numbers 6-13-34-43-52 with Mega Ball 4 for an estimated $157 million jackpot, with a cash option of about $72 million.
- South Africa’s PowerBall drew 17, 18, 35, 38, 39 with PowerBall 09 (Plus: 02, 22, 29, 36, 43; PB 03) and rolled over, with Ithuba setting the next jackpot at an estimated R135 million and PowerBall Plus at roughly R20 million.
- Focus shifts to scheduled Jan. 3 draws including the UK Lotto double rollover worth about £7.6 million and Australia’s Saturday Lotto Megadraw, where The Lott expects strong participation with peak sales around 2,500 tickets per minute.