Interactive map reveals UK’s luckiest lotto cities – how does your area fare?

In all three places a millionaire was made for less than every 5,000 adults.Also featured in this top ten are Medway, Newport, Bromley and Sunderland.

Celeste Coles breaks out the bubbly with her daughters after having a big win on the EuroMillions
Celeste Coles breaks out the bubbly with her daughters after having a big win on the EuroMillionsCredit: Camelot

Dividing these wins by the adult population in towns and cities across the UK shows that luck lives in every corner of the UK.Manchester placed sixth with 133 millionaires, followed by Cardiff with 126 and Peterborough with 119.Analysis of more than 6,800 Lotto millionaires created since then shows that 205 of them hail from England’s second largest city, Birmingham, making it the luckiest place in the country.In terms of millionaires per head of adult population, the luckiest hot spots in the UK are Watford, Motherwell and Romford.

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She wished her fellow Brummies even more good luck in the coming years.Since Noel Edmonds presented the first draw on November 19, 1994, a total of £90billion has been paid out in prize money.“I have been able to treat my family and buy a holiday home in Spain which will mean we can all create more memorable moments together.Celeste said: “It’s been an amazing year – winning the lottery is truly life-changing.

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Also featured in the per capita top ten are St Albans, Hull, Harrow and Durham.More than 43,000 prizes of £50,000 or more have been won by National Lottery players since the first draw.

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Galashiels in the Scottish Borders is second with one in every 864 adults, followed by Cleveland in Yorkshire with 1 in every 875 residents winning a life-changing sum.A lucky win doesn’t have to mean pocketing a seven figure sum.“Congratulations to all the Brummie winners so far, hoping for lots more in the future.Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham were equal ninth with 102 millionaires each and Doncaster placed 10th with 96.Belfast is the second luckiest city with a total of 174 millionaires while Glasgow is third with 158 millionaires and Sheffield is fourth with 150.Romford in Essex tops the list with  one in every 755 adults pocketing a big prize.One of Birmingham’s big winners is Celeste Coles, who bagged a huge £3.6m in July 2022.

The biggest National Lottery winners since it started
The biggest National Lottery winners since it started

AN interactive map has revealed the UK’s luckiest cities which are home to hundreds of secret National Lottery millionaires.

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“I’ve always known we are a lucky city, and everyone should remember that it could be you, as long as you have a ticket in your pocket.”Coming in joint fifth place were Newcastle and Liverpool with a total of 136 millionaires each.

Midwife Ruth Breen, from Wigan, became a millionaire in July 2014
Midwife Ruth Breen, from Wigan, became a millionaire in July 2014Credit: PA
Alicia Harper, from Arbroath, won £1m in 2021 thanks to playing the EuroMillions
Alicia Harper, from Arbroath, won £1m in 2021 thanks to playing the EuroMillionsCredit: The National Lottery

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