National Lottery goes offline for 36 hours for ‘unprecedented’ upgrade
All draw game sales and prize claims have been paused
www.independent.co.ukHere’s the latest I can share based on recent reporting:
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The National Lottery website and app have experienced outages related to a planned upgrade, with users reporting inability to buy tickets or log in. This outage followed a scheduled maintenance window over the weekend, and restoration has varied by report, with some updates indicating ongoing issues as of the next business day.[1][2][3]
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Updates from outlets in late January 2026 note the outage was part of a major technology upgrade and that online services could be unavailable for a period, though the official timeline often weathered shifts as systems were brought back online.[4][1]
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By late January and into February 2026, reports continued of disruption to both app and website, with social feeds showing frustration from players who could not access accounts or purchase tickets, while some outlets indicated partial or staggered restoration depending on region and backend systems.[5][7]
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Citations:
- National Lottery app down after major update, with users unable to buy tickets[1]
- National Lottery website and app goes down[2]
- National Lottery app restored after outage left users unable to buy tickets[3]
- National Lottery goes offline for upgrade[4]
- National Lottery website and app down as outages infuriate lotto players[5]