The first prize in this year's Christmas lottery has reached £483,795.
The winning numbers will be drawn in Guernsey this evening.
The growing first prize will continue to increase in value throughout today as the final few tickets are sold.
As well as the jackpot, a number of other prizes will be awarded tonight with a second prize of £50,000 and five 'third tier prizes' of £10,000 each.
There are also 15 'fourth tier prizes' of £2,000 up for grabs, 20 'fifth tier prizes' of £1,000, and 25 'sixth tier prizes' of £500 available to be won by ticket holders across the Channel Islands.
The draw results will be published from 18:20 at cilottery.org and prizes can be claimed from Guernsey Post in the Vrangue, or Jersey's Government Building.
The winning numbers can also be checked at two independent lottery checker apps lotterychecker.je and lucky.je.
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