The National Lottery draw came to a sudden stop due to a technical issue, leaving viewers of the live stream puzzled. Allwyn, the operator, announced that the Saturday night’s Lotto draw was halted because the bonus ball did not drop. They assured that the draw would recommence promptly with a new machine in the presence of an independent adjudicator.
The live draw unexpectedly ended before the bonus ball selection at approximately 8pm, displaying a message indicating technical difficulties. The winning Lotto numbers were subsequently revealed as 04, 09, 28, 40, 42, 59, with the Bonus Ball being 55, offering an estimated jackpot of £10.5 million for that night.
Furthermore, the National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers for the evening were disclosed as 09, 11, 13, 28, 34, with the Thunderball being 13. A statement from the National Lottery earlier explained the pause in the draw due to the bonus ball issue, ensuring a swift resumption with a different drawing machine and oversight by an independent adjudicator.
Reports from the online fault reporting service Downdetector indicated a surge in problem reports around the time of the 8pm draw. In a separate occurrence, Friday’s Euromillions draw did not produce any jackpot winners for the £45 million prize. The winning main EuroMillions numbers were 07, 08, 25, 31, 45, along with the Lucky Star numbers 07, 12. The upcoming jackpot for Tuesday’s draw is estimated to be £54 million.