Lottery down live: National Lottery app hit as players can't buy tickets ahead of EuroMillions

NewsUK NewsNational LotteryLIVEUpdated 7 mins agoLottery down live: National Lottery app hit as players can't buy tickets ahead of EuroMillionsNational Lottery says players 'may be experiencing intermittent issues with its website and apps' this eveningPlayers have reported issues with the National Lottery website and apps(Image: Getty Images)NewsZahra Khaliq News ReporterNational Lottery users are facing issues with the platform's app and website this evening - with players unable to buy tickets ahead of a £114 million EuroMillions draw."Some players may be experiencing intermittent issues with the National Lottery website and apps this evening," the company said."Our teams are working hard to resolve this, and we would recommend that players try again, as both do remain up and running. We're really sorry for the inconvenience, and thank players for their patience". New UpdatesKey EventsOutage comes ahead of £114 million EuroMillions drawView PostOutage mappedView PostUsers fume as they 'can't buy lottery tickets'View PostAlmost 2,000 users report issues with National Lottery app and websiteView PostToday19:28 BSTDeadline to buy lottery tickets ends shortlyThe deadline to buy tickets for tonight's draws is 7:30pm.National Lottery has continued sending users messages on X saying the outage is ongoing and that staff are working to resolve the problem.Zahra KhaliqToday19:24 BSTMore than 500 people still facing issuesMore than 500 people are still struggling to access parts of the National Lottery app and website.As of 7:06pm, a downdetector graph shows 542 reports.Zahra KhaliqToday19:12 BSTOutage comes ahead of £114 million EuroMillions drawThe outage comes ahead of a £114 million EuroMillions draw, which is due to start at 8:45pm.As of 7:10pm, National Lottery say they are still "working hard to resolve this"."We would recommend that players try again, as both do remain up and running. We...