National Lottery Lotto Draw Delivers 23, 57, 27, 4, 36, 21 — Lottery Results Tonight (saturday)

The National Lottery posted its lottery results tonight (saturday) at 8pm, with Lotto numbers 23, 57, 27, 4, 36 and 21 and a bonus ball of 20. The Thunderball draw followed at 8.15pm with numbers 20, 26, 17, 16 and 29 and Thunderball 5.

A £7m Lotto jackpot was up for grabs, while Thunderball carried a £500,000 top prize. Players had until 7.30pm to enter the draw, with tickets priced at £2 per play.

Saturday Lotto numbers and Thunderball

Saturday’s Lotto draw sits on the National Lottery’s usual schedule, with draws at 8pm every Saturday and Wednesday. The £7m prize is the number that decides the headline outcome for Lotto players; Thunderball runs separately and offers its own £500,000 jackpot.

The winning Lotto combination was 23, 57, 27, 4, 36 and 21. The bonus ball was 20. Thunderball players needed 20, 26, 17, 16 and 29, with Thunderball 5.

National Lottery draw timing

The timing matters for anyone checking a ticket after the closing time. Saturday’s draw closed at 7.30pm, then the Lotto numbers came first at 8pm and Thunderball at 8.15pm.

That order leaves players with a simple check: match the main Lotto line first, then compare any Thunderball entry against the later set of numbers. The two draws are separate, so a ticket can move through one result and not the other.

January 2016 record

The National Lottery says Lotto has previously climbed to £50m, before rolling over again to a record-breaking £66m in January 2016. It also says Lotto play helps raise around £30m each week for UK good causes.

For players, Saturday’s results settle the immediate question: whether their numbers matched the draw that closed at 7.30pm. The next check is the ticket itself, first against Lotto 23, 57, 27, 4, 36 and 21, then against Thunderball 20, 26, 17, 16 and 29.