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How to Check If Your Millionaire Maker Code Has Won
There are four ways to check your code: the National Lottery website, the official app (which can scan a paper ticket), any retailer’s terminal, or — for online players — simply your account notifications, because winning online codes trigger an automatic message. To win, all nine characters must match the drawn code exactly, in order.
Checking a paper ticket
Find the code printed beneath your numbers and compare it character-by-character with the winning code published on the official results page — letters first, then the five digits. Quicker still, scan the ticket’s barcode with the National Lottery app or hand it to any retailer to run through the terminal, which checks the main numbers and the code together.
Checking an online ticket
Sign in and the work is done for you: online entries are checked automatically after every draw, wins are flagged in your account, and you’ll usually receive an email too. Keeping your contact details current matters more than anything else — a £1 million notification is only useful if it reaches you.
The rules of a match
A Millionaire Maker win is all-or-nothing: every letter and number in the same position. There are no prizes for partial matches, and the code has nothing to do with your main numbers — check both separately, because a ticket can win either, or extraordinarily rarely, both.
If your code has won
Sign the back of a paper ticket immediately and contact the National Lottery to begin the claim — £1 million prizes aren’t paid at tills. Online winners are guided through verification and paid by bank transfer after checks. Claims must be made within 180 days of the draw; after that, the prize passes to Good Causes, as several lost millions have.
Frequently asked questions
Does the app check the code as well as the numbers?
Yes — scanning a ticket checks the main numbers and the Millionaire Maker code together.
Do part-matching codes win anything?
No — all nine characters must match in exact order, or the code doesn’t win.
Will I be told automatically if I win online?
Yes — online wins are flagged in your National Lottery account, usually with an email as well.
Can I still check old draws?
Yes — past winning codes remain on the official site, and prizes can be claimed for 180 days after each draw.
Related guides: where to find your code, when the draw happens and unclaimed Millionaire Maker prizes.