EuroMillions £72M Jackpot Rolls Over, Thunderball Hits £500K
EuroMillions & Thunderball Results: April 3, 2026
Tonight’s lottery action in the UK brought excitement for EuroMillions and Thunderball players alike—but only some walked away with life-changing prizes.
EuroMillions: £72 Million Jackpot
- Winning numbers: 8, 27, 29, 46, 49
- Lucky stars: 2 and 10
- Jackpot winner? No one hit all five numbers plus both lucky stars, so the £72 million prize rolls over.
Other big winners:
- 1 UK player matched five numbers + 1 lucky star ? £159,626
- 2 UK players matched five numbers ? £37,307 each
- 16 UK players matched four numbers + two lucky stars ? £830 each
- 195 UK players matched four numbers + one lucky star ? £104 each
Fun fact: The odds of hitting the EuroMillions jackpot are 1 in 139,838,160, and roughly 100 million tickets are sold each week across Europe.
UK Millionaire Maker code: VSCZ 77991 (guaranteed £1M UK winner per draw).
Thunderball: £500,000 Top Prize
- Winning numbers: 19, 24, 27, 37, 38
- Thunderball: 5
Top prize winner:
- 1 lucky ticket holder matched all five numbers + Thunderball ? £500,000
Other prize highlights:
- 4 players matched five numbers ? £5,000 each
- Thousands more won smaller prizes, with over 106,000 players sharing £1 million+
Odds:
- Top prize: 1 in 8,060,598
- Any prize: 1 in 13
Quick Lottery Facts
- EuroMillions draws: Tuesday & Friday
- Thunderball draws: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
- Lotto draws: Wednesday & Saturday
- Set For Life: Monday & Thursday
Record jackpot: The largest EuroMillions jackpot ever was €250M (£215M), won in Cork, Ireland, in June last year.
Tonight’s draws were thrilling for UK players, with thousands celebrating smaller wins and one very lucky Thunderball ticket turning into a £500,000 payday.