The EuroMillions draw on Tuesday night carried an estimated jackpot of £84 million, giving UK ticket holders a chance at one of the biggest lottery prizes on offer in Europe. The winning numbers for the draw on August 4 were released shortly after the ceremony, and the National Lottery published the results on its website and app so players could check their lines. A standard entry costs £2.50 per line, and the draw was one of two weekly EuroMillions games.
To win the full jackpot, a ticket must match all five main numbers and both Lucky Stars. The five main numbers are drawn from a range of 1 to 50, while the two Lucky Stars are drawn from a range of 1 to 12. The EuroMillions also pays out smaller prizes for matching fewer numbers, so players were being advised to compare their tickets carefully against the official results, even if they had not matched the top combination.
Tuesday night's schedule also included the Thunderball draw, a separate game run by the National Lottery with a fixed top prize of £500,000. The Thunderball results were released alongside the EuroMillions numbers, allowing players who had entered both games to check everything in one place.
The size of the jackpot made the draw one of the most closely followed lottery events in recent weeks. In the run-up to Tuesday night, a promotion from Wowcher offered 500 EuroMillions lines for £8, a deal that let customers enter hundreds of number combinations at a relatively low cost. The promotion was widely mentioned in coverage of the draw, which was followed by live updates from news outlets across the UK.
The £84 million jackpot reflected the EuroMillions rollover system, under which the top prize grows when no ticket matches every winning number. Draws take place twice a week, and an unclaimed jackpot rolls over to the next draw, allowing prizes to build over consecutive weeks. The longer the top prize goes unclaimed, the larger it becomes, and the more attention each subsequent draw tends to attract. By Tuesday, the accumulated prize had reached a level that far exceeds the lottery's more routine jackpots.
Players who missed the live announcement could still check the results afterwards through the National Lottery's official channels. The full breakdown of prize tiers, including what each number of matches is worth, was also made available, so even those who did not win the jackpot could see whether they were due a smaller payout. Online players could log in to their National Lottery account to find out whether their entry had been successful.
For everyone who bought a ticket ahead of the draw, the evening's outcome was the moment of truth. With a jackpot of £84 million on offer, every player had a reason to check the numbers carefully before the night was over. Whether the prize was won by a single ticket or rolled over to the next draw, Tuesday's numbers were certain to be the focus of attention for lottery players across the UK.
