National Lottery latest LIVE: Set For Life winning numbers ahead of HUGE EuroMillions jackpot draw on New Year's Day

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National Lottery latest LIVE: Set For Life winning numbers ahead of HUGE EuroMillions jackpot draw on New Year's Day
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The Set For Life draw returned last night and the winning numbers were 32, 33, 35, 44 and 47. The Life Ball was 03. There's a huge jackpot waiting to be won on New Year's Day as the EuroMillions returns this Friday.

Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize. In Austria, winners have a whole three years to collect the prize before it is returned to the lottery. The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg. Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain have around 90 days to tell the world they’ve won. Frances and Patrick Connolly gave over half of their winnings to 175 people. They won £114,969,775.70 and gave away more than half. Steve Thomson has been dubbed “Mr Sensible” by pals after investing a chunk of his £105million win with the Queen's bank.

Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize. In Austria, winners have a whole three years to collect the prize before it is returned to the lottery. Belgian winners only have 140 days to take the money. The least amount of time to snap up the jackpot goes to France and Luxembourg. Winners from Ireland, Portugal and Spain have around 90 days. Frances and Patrick Connolly gave away £114,969,775.70 of their winnings to 175 people.

Steve Thomson has invested a chunk of his £105m win with the Queen's bank. Jane Park was Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner when she scooped her £1m jackpot in 2013. Richard Lustig is the only person in the world who has won the lottery seven times. The money raised by National Lottery players goes to a number of good causes. They include Arts Council England, BFIUK, Sport England and Arts council of Wales. It also goes towards Sport Wales and the Arts councils of Northern Ireland. A woman won £184m on her first ever EuroMillion lottery ticket.

Ball number 27 is the most likely to help punters win a jackpot. It has appeared 399 times in 3,071 draws in the past ten years. The second luckiest number is 54, which appeared 387 times. Next luckier was number 20 with 378, and third was 23 with 372. Lucky Stars are numbers 1-12. Tickets for EuroMillions and Thunderball have already gone on sale. Winners from different countries have different deadlines to claim their prize. In Austria, winners have a whole three years to collect the prize, whereas in Belgium, they have 140 days to return the money.

Jane Park was Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner in 2013. She sold her house in 2016 and moved back in with her mum. Richard Lustig has won the lottery seven times. The National Lottery ball number 27 is the most likely to help punters win a jackpot. Adrian Bayford's son is in intensive care after a quad bike crash. The boy was hit by his sister's car and is fighting for his life. He was injured in the crash at their Cambridgeshire mansion. It is understood the car was a gift from Adrian, 49.

Rachel Kennedy, 19, and Liam McCrohan, 21, from Hertfordshire missed out on the £182million Euromillions jackpot. Rachel's account did not have the funds to buy the ticket. Frances and Patrick Connolly gave away half of their winnings to 175 people. Martyn and Kay Tott won £3million in 2001 but didn't receive the money. The minimum age to play the lottery has gone up from 16 to 18. The rules shake-up to National Lottery tickets and scratch card will change from October this year. Those feeling lucky now have to be over 18 to purchase tickets.