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About to Lotto
Lotto is operated by The National Lottery. The Lotto jackpot ranges from £2 million, with the highest jackpot ever won being £66 million. The lottery offers a total of 6 prize divisions, with a fixed amount of £1,000,000 in the second prize division. Players choose 6 numbers from between 1 to 59. The lottery draws take place every Wednesday at 8:00 PM and every Saturday at 7:45 PM.
Go to the overview of information and rules
A Lotto bet contains 7 columns with a range of numbers from 1 to 59. You should complete at least one of these seven columns with six numbers that you choose from the given set (1 – 59). You can find detailed instructions on how to place a physical and online bet below.
There are three ways to bet:
in person from a certified Lotto dealer
online at The National Lottery
through the mobile application
When and at what time is the Lotto drawn?
The draw takes place at regular intervals, twice a week. The draw is held every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7:45 p.m.
Until when can one bet on the Lotto?
On the already mentioned draw days (Wednesday and Saturday), it is possible to bet the last tickets for the next draw until 7:30 p.m., then the receipt of tickets ends and opens again at 9 p.m.
Lotto price
one column of the Lotto lottery costs 2 £
full ticket to the Lotto lottery costs 14 £ (7 columns)
🏆 Lotto winnings
All Lotto winnings are determined by the number of numbers you hit. The more numbers you select in one column match the numbers drawn from the lottery, the higher your winnings are.
Lotto brings you a winning table with a total of 6 winning orders, while the jackpot is not fixed. Its amount affects both when it was last won and the number of bets closed for the given draw – a certain share of the amount obtained by closed bets is added to the jackpot from the last draw, constituting a new jackpot. The jackpot can be a minimum of £1 million for each winner from a single draw. From the second winning order, the winnings are fixed.
Lotto prize breakdown
Order of winning
Number of guessed numbers
Average amount of winnings
1st order
6
Jackpot (around 8-20 million £)
2nd order
5 + bonus ball
1 000 000 £
3rd order
5
1 750 £
4th order
4
140 £
5th order
3
30 £
6th order
2
Free Lucky Dip
Jackpot Rollover and Rolldown
If no one guesses all 6 numbers in the draw, a Rollover occurs. The jackpot multiplier will be carried over to the next draw. It can be converted up to 5 times this way. If the Jackpot is still not won, the Rolldown will begin.
In the “Must Be Won” draw, if no one wins the jackpot by correctly guessing all 6 main numbers, a mechanism called “Rolldown” occurs.
How Rolldown works
If no one hits all 6 main numbers, players who guess 2 main numbers will get a Lucky Dip and an additional £5 towards their winnings.
The rest of the money after the payout from the Jackpot is divided into other winning orders as follows.
This mechanism means that thousands of players can expect an increased win.
Probability of winning in Lotto
The probability of winning in the Lotto is determined by the number of numbers you choose from and subsequently by the number of numbers you have to hit to win. The more numbers you hit, the smaller the probability, on the other hand, the bigger the win (and vice versa). The odds of winning the Lotto jackpot are 1 : 45 057 474 and the odds of winning anything are 1 : 9,3. Below you will find a clear table with the chances of winning according to the winning order:
The odds of winning anything are 1 : 9,3.
Winning order
Number of guessed numbers
Probability
1st order
6
1 : 45 057 474
2nd order
5 + bonus ball
1 : 7 509 579
3rd order
5
1 : 144 415
4th order
4
1 : 2 180
5th order
3
1 : 96,2
6th order
2
1 : 10,3
Can I increase my chances of winning in Lotto?
It is nearly impossible to increase your chances of winnings because it is pure mathematics/probability and you cannot cheat. However, you can help it a little bit, check out two ways how you improve the probability of winning the Lotto below. The only two ways to increase the probability of winning are:
bet more columns in one bet
bet more full bets at once
There is no guide on how to win the Lotto lottery. The only way to increase your chances of winning and lean closer to the odds is to bet more columns per bet or place multiple bets. Each bet column forms a unique six-number combination, which may be the one that will eventually be drawn in the draw. The more unique six-number combinations bet, the higher the chance that one of them will be winning.
What is a Bonus ball?
Bonus ball is drawn last, that is the seventh, lucky number when drawing Lotto. Bonus ball helps you get a better win when you manage to get “only” five numbers out of six correctly. The moment you hit six numbers, you automatically win the jackpot prize of the 1st order. If you manage to get 5 numbers, you will win the prize of the 3rd order. However, when you match five numbers and the seventh bonus ball number is drawn, you win the second prize, which is fixed at £1 000 000.
Loterie HotPicks
HotPicks lottery uses the numbers drawn within the Lotto lottery for its evaluation, so players often feel like it is the same lottery. However, this is not true. The only thing that HotPicks and Lotto share is the results, nothing more. This is a separate lottery, as evidenced by the fact that on our website you will find a separate article about the HotPicks lottery.
How does the Lotto draw work?
As we have already disclosed above, the Lotto draw takes place every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7:45 p.m. The entire draw takes place with the help of a lottery certified by the relevant authorities, in which 59 balls with numbers from 1 to 59 are driven by pressure. 6 numbers of the main game and 1 bonus ball are then drawn with 2 lottery tickets ball. You can watch the entire draw on the company’s YouTube channel. The lottery results are usually released to the world between 9 and 9:30 p.m. when you can read them on our website, on the lottery website, in the application, and watch the entire draw straight away on the mentioned YouTube channel.
Lotto subscription
Before we go into a detailed description of how and where you can bet on this lottery, we have to tell you some information about the subscription that Lotto offers you.
As part of the Lotto lottery, you have the option to decide whether you want to place a bet, online or physical, only on the next draw or whether you want to place it on several consecutive draws.
Lotto subscription options
only for the next draw
for a specific number of subsequent draws
by Direct Debit
The option to bet on the next draw is clear and does not need to be described at length. In short, every bet entered into the lottery, unless you change it, is bet on one of the nearest draws.
A bet on a specific number of draws is a bit trickier, but nothing you can’t understand in a few sentences. As part of the Lotto lottery bet, you can decide whether you want to bet on the Wednesdays, Saturdays or both draws that week and afterwards decide, how many weeks in advance you want to close the bet. You have a choice of 1-4 weeks with two draws per week. You can thus subscribe to a bet up to 8 draws in advance.
If you happen to think that eight draws is not enough, you have a third option and that is to bet by Direct Debit. This option means that every week your bet will reset and bet again, you are charged for this whole process in monthly intervals. You don’t have to worry about missing any draw or not being able to bet in time, a bet made by Direct Credit will always make sure that this can never happen to you.
How and where can I bet on Lotto?
You can bet on Lotto in three ways:
In-person at one of the points of sale – from verified sellers
online via the internet (National Lottery website)
online via the mobile application
How to bet on Lotto purchased from a retailer?
Lotto tickets can be bought at licensed retailers in brick-and-mortar stores.
Choose the day you want to place your bet on
You have a choice of two draw days – Wednesday and Saturday, which one do you want to place your bet on? Tick the appropriate day.
Decide if you want your bet to be repeated
As we wrote above, you can make one bet up to 8 draws ahead. If you would really like to place your bet on more than one draw, tick the appropriate number of draws on your physical bet.
Choose your lucky numbers
Go to the first column where numbers from 1 to 59 are waiting for you and tick your 6 lucky numbers. If you do not know which numbers you would like to choose, contact the operator and she will help you choose random numbers (the random number generator will choose them for you).
Fill in as many columns as you want
Within one bet you can fill up to 7 columns. Fill in as many of them as you want and can, but remember that each bet column increases the price of your bet.
Give the bet to the operator and pay
If you are satisfied with the way you filled out your bet, you have written as many columns as you wanted, you have checked when you want to place the bet, etc., then hand it over to the operator. The branch operator will ask you to pay two pounds for each column bet. After paying for the bet, the attendant will give you a bet confirmation, which you must keep. You will need it if you win.
How to bet on the company’s website
Find Lotto on the company’s website
After logging into your player account, go to the main page of the company and look for the “GAMES” tab. After clicking on this tab, find Lotto and click.
Choose your lucky numbers
7 columns are waiting for you to fill in the online bet. How many of them do you fill in is entirely up to you. In each filled-in column, you have to choose 6 numbers from 1 to 59. If you don’t have an idea of the numbers you want to bet, you can use Lucky Dip, which will bet the numbers for you.
What days do you want to bet on?
After betting the columns it’s time to decide on which draw day you want to bet. You have a choice between two draw days, either two bets will be drawn next Wednesday at 8 p.m. or Saturday at 7:45 p.m.
Decide if you want your bet to repeat
As we said higher above, you can make one bet up to 8 draws ahead. If you would like to place your bet on more than one draw, then tick the appropriate number of draws on your online bet. Alternatively, you can decide to place a bet by Direct debit, which, as we wrote above, will bet you regularly the same numbers every week until you cancel it yourself.
Submit your bet
If you are happy with how you filled out your bet, there is nothing to wait for, simply submit it and pay.
Similarly, you can simply fill out your online bet and send it via the application.
How and where to check the Lotto draw results?
Choose one of the locations below with current results and check if they match the numbers on your ticket. But if you have more tickets, it can easily happen that you make a mistake or overlook something, so slow down and be careful.
On our website – We always have up-to-date results for you, you can see them in the header of this lottery detail.
On the website of The National lottery – You can easily check if you have won in Lotto on the official website of the company right away.
At points of sale – Simply go to one of thousands of Lotto points of sale and have your ticket checked.
In the mobile application – To check your Lotto ticket, you can use the application that you simply download to your mobile phone.
On The National Lottery YouTube channel – The company uploads all draws to its YouTube channel, where you can easily find them.
How to claim your Lotto winnings?
If you are another lucky winner, congratulations! But how to claim your winnings now? Check out the table below and learn more.
Prizes up to and including £500 are paid directly to your National Lottery account – you don’t need to do anything.
£500.01 to £30,000
To claim your prize, you must confirm the card linked to your account by following the instructions in your winning message.
£30,000.01 to £50,000
Call the Customer Care team on 0333 234 44 33. Prizes will be paid by cheque.
Over £50,000
Call the National Lottery on 0333 234 44 33 to arrange for your claim to be processed in person.
Monthly Prizes
If you’ve won a monthly prize with Set For Life, brilliant! Prizes must be claimed in person during the claim period, per the Game Specific Rules. Call the National Lottery on 0333 234 44 33 to arrange for your claim to be processed in person.
Free Lotto Lucky Dip
If you’ve matched 2 of the main numbers on Lotto, you’ve won a Lotto Lucky Dip. This will be automatically entered into the next Lotto draw.
If you paid by Direct Debit, all prizes up to and including £50,000 will be deposited straight into your account. Payment may take between 3-5 working days.
If you’ve won a prize, brilliant! Just pop along to your local National Lottery retailer. They are required to pay prizes of up to and including £100, apart from those with till-point terminals, who are required to pay prizes up to and including £50. Some may pay for prizes onto debit cards.
£100.01 to £500
You can claim from some National Lottery retailers. They are allowed, but not required, to make payments (in cash or to a debit card) for prizes of over £100 up to and including £500.
£500.01 to £50,000
Prizes above £500 can no longer be claimed at Post Offices. If you’ve played at a National Lottery retailer and won a prize over £500 up to and including £50,000 on a draw game or Scratchcard, you can start your claim on national-lottery.co.uk. You’ll need to have your ticket or Scratchcard to hand.Over £50,000
Over £50,000
Call the National Lottery on 0333 234 44 33 to arrange for your claim to be processed in person.
Monthly prizes
You must be buzzing if you’ve won a monthly cash prize on Set For Life. Call us to arrange your claim at 0333 234 50 50.
Free Lotto Lucky Dip
Lucky you if you’ve matched 2 main numbers on Lotto, you’ve won a free Lotto Lucky Dip. To claim your free Lotto Lucky Dip, take your winning ticket to a retailer who will give you the option of receiving a Lotto Lucky Dip Ticket for the next Wednesday or Saturday Lotto Draw.
If you believe you are a winner but the National Lottery terminal doesn’t scan your ticket or Scratchcard’s barcode, don’t worry. The retailer can manually enter the serial number and double-check it for you.
Lottery detail Lotto
Lotto is an English lottery operated by The National Lottery. Lotto is played for a regularly increasing jackpot with each draw, which often exceeds the amount of 10,000,000 £. In total, this lottery offers 6 winning sequences, with the second winning sequence set at 1,000,000 £. For this million-second win, the player has to hit 5 numbers of the main game and 1 bonus ball, to get the jackpot it is necessary to hit all 6 numbers of the main game. The player chooses these six numbers on bets from number 1 to 59. The lottery draw takes place every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7:45 p.m.
Pros
Price of a bet from 2£
Jackpot running into tens of millions of pounds
A certain jackpot amount in the second winning order (1 000 000£)
The Lotto lottery is drawn every Wednesday at 8 p.m. and every Saturday at 7:45 p.m. Bets can be placed until 7:30 p.m. on the day of the draw and it is possible to bet again from 9 p.m. the same day for the next draw.
In Lotto, you choose 6 numbers from a set from 1 to 59, the numbers you choose cannot be repeated. You can fill in 1-7 columns on one bet and you can subscribe to the entire bet and bet on 1-8 draws ahead. You can find a detailed description of how to bet in the article.
