National Lottery Powerball - how to play, draw date and deadline for buying ticket as jackpot hits £444M

Tickets must be purchased the night before a draw to be in with a chance of winning

Players have until 11.55pm on Saturday, August 8, to buy a ticket for the jackpot, which would smash the UK lottery record if a Brit wins. Here's everything you need to know about the rules, odds and how to play

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published August 6, 2026 11:18am Updated August 6, 2026 11:18am The rollover is one of the biggest in Powerball history (Picture: AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping £444 million after rolling over for a 41st consecutive draw. Players have until 11.55pm on

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The locations of the most recent Lotto wins have been revealed, after the Powerball jackpot soaring to $8 million for Saturday.

If won by a UK player, it would be the biggest ever lottery win here, eclipsing the current record of £195M won by an anonymous ticket-holder on EuroMillions in 2022.

Filipino baker Reynaldo Herboso and nine friends chipped in to buy lottery tickets together for 15 years and their persistence finally paid off after securing a Dh20 million (US$5.4 million) jackpot in Abu Dhabi's Big Ticket draw.