Live National Lottery results and winning numbers on Saturday, July 16

Get your lucky numbers ready as it is nearly time for tonight's National Lottery draw - and you could be claiming millions of pounds of cash. Those hoping to win big in the Lotto draw on Saturday, July 2 could get their hands on a whopping jackpot prize of £11.6 million - which must be won.

It may be a fraction of the eye-watering £184m won by Gloucestershire couple Joe and Jess Thwaite in the recent EuroMillions draw but it's enough to set you up for life. Read about the Thwaites' reaction to their win here.

For £2 a ticket, Lotto players need to pick six numbers from 1-59 and match at least two main numbers to win a prize. To win up to £500k in tonight's Thunderball, players can also pick five numbers from 1-39, and a Thunderball from 1-14. Lucky Dip is also available for players to choose randomly selected numbers.

To play the game you will need to get yourself a ticket and pick your lucky numbers before 7.30pm tonight. Tonight's Lotto results will be announced tonight at 7.45pm . The winning Thunderball numbers will then be drawn 8.15pm .

Follow our live coverage of the draw below: