Overview
- South Africa’s Jan 13 PowerBall draw produced numbers 21, 32, 33, 39, 50 with PowerBall 03, and no jackpot winner, pushing estimates to R165m for PowerBall and R33m for PowerBall Plus on Jan 16, Ithuba confirmed.
- EuroMillions’ Jan 13 winning numbers were 6, 10, 18, 44, 47 with Lucky Stars 2 and 10 for a £55m jackpot, and the Jan 16 draw will guarantee ten UK Millionaire Maker prizes of £1m each.
- A single ticket-holder won the UK Lotto ‘must‑be‑won’ jackpot on Jan 14, claiming about £13.3m with numbers 2, 5, 22, 35, 44, 54 and bonus 23, Allwyn confirmed.
- The latest US Mega Millions drawing reported numbers 16, 40, 56, 64, 66 with Mega Ball 04 for an estimated $215m jackpot and a cash option of about $98.3m.
- UK National Lottery prizes must be claimed within 180 days and unclaimed sums support community projects, while in South Africa Ithuba offers free financial and trauma counselling for winners of R50,000 and above.