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Alahna Kindred

Lotto player bags incredible £8.5million jackpot becoming SECOND winner this month

One lucky punter has scooped the £8.5million National Lottery jackpot tonight.

Players are urged to check their tickets to see if they have won tonight's incredible prize.

The winning Lotto numbers from tonight were: 10, 22, 35, 38, 56, 57 and the bonus number is 46.

This is the second jackpot winner this month after another lucky player won the £5.3million jackpot on April 13.

Winners have 180 days from the draw to claim their prize.

After Camelot validate the claim and payout the winning amount, the ticket holder has to decide if they want to go public and let everyone know, or not.

One lucky punter has won tonight's jackpot (PA)

No information will be revealed by the National Lottery about who the winner is or if they are a single winner or a member of a syndicate, if Camelot is asked not to.

Lottery players should sign into their account or check their National Lottery app to check if they are the missing Lotto multi-millionaire.

It comes as a mystery lottery winner who's sitting on a huge £5million fortune that has yet to come forward.

Andy Carter has urged players to check their tickets (Daily Mirror)

The £5,355,727 prize for the draw on April 13 has still not been claimed say bosses from the National Lottery was from a ticket bought online.

In addition to the unclaimed £5million ticket which was bought online, another life-changing ticket holder has matched five numbers and the Bonus Ball - scooping £1million in the same draw.

Sadly for would-be winners, that prize has now been claimed.

Andy Carter loves his job (Daily Mirror)

Camelot’s Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said: “What amazing news, one ticket-holder has won tonight’s fabulous £8.5M Lotto jackpot.

"This is the second Lotto jackpot winner this month after one lucky player banked the incredible £5.3M jackpot from the draw on 13 April.

"Players are urged to check their tickets and to give us a call to claim this amazing prize.

“National Lottery players make a huge difference to National Lottery Good Causes across the country generating more than £30M every week.

"Thanks to National Lottery players, over £1.2BN has been distributed to date across the UK to help tackle the impact of coronavirus.”

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