Thunderball Results: National Lottery Reveals May 3, 2025 Winning Numbers and Complete Prize Breakdown
Saturday Night's Thunderball: Here’s How the Numbers Fell
If you missed the Saturday, May 3, 2025, Thunderball results, you’ll want to check your ticket. The numbers drawn were 4, 19, 26, 33, and 38, with the Thunderball itself landing on 7. That set came out of the Excalibur 6 machine paired with ball set T8, marking draw number 3,689 in the Thunderball’s ongoing story.
The National Lottery stakes are always high, but this weekend, nobody managed to hit the jackpot. Matching all five main numbers plus the Thunderball would have bagged someone a cool £500,000, but the stars – or balls, really – didn’t align for any player this round.
Don’t shove your ticket in the bin just yet, though. While the big prize went untouched, three lucky folks still matched all five numbers without the Thunderball and took home £5,000 each. Not too shabby for a Saturday night.
The spread further down the prize ladder shows why Thunderball keeps people coming back. A neat forty players picked up £250 by matching four numbers plus the Thunderball. Step down another rung, and the pool thickens: 428 players succeeded in matching four numbers and left with £100 apiece.
How the Prizes Stack Up for Thunderball Fans
Lesser prize tiers always create a buzz, since lots of people get something back. Match three numbers plus the Thunderball, and you’re walking off with £20 – and 1,467 folks did just that this round. Drop down to two numbers plus the Thunderball, and a fair 16,060 tickets triggered a £10 payout.
But the real flood of winners comes at the base tiers. Those matching just one number and the Thunderball grabbed £5, which landed in the pockets of 65,754 players. Even if the Thunderball was all you caught, the National Lottery still handed out £3 prizes to an eye-popping 83,801 winners.
- Top prize (£500,000): 0 winners
- Five numbers: 3 winners (£5,000 each)
- Four numbers + Thunderball: 40 winners (£250 each)
- Four numbers: 428 winners (£100 each)
- Three numbers + Thunderball: 1,467 winners (£20 each)
- Two numbers + Thunderball: 16,060 winners (£10 each)
- One number + Thunderball: 65,754 winners (£5 each)
- Thunderball only: 83,801 winners (£3 each)
Add it all up and the Thunderball draw dished out over £985,883 across a staggering 182,350 lucky tickets. All winnings and procedures were checked by an independent adjudicator – no short cuts, no funny business. As always, you’ve got to be 18 or over and living in the UK or Isle of Man if you want a shot at that cash.
The Thunderball continues to be one of the most widely played draws, with more than just the big wins keeping punters keen. Whether it’s £3, £5, or something more life-changing, every ticket tells a story – and this week, hundreds of thousands of players took something home.