UK National Lottery

The UK National Lottery has been available to play since November 1994 and has made countless players millionaires since it was first launched. In March 2002 this lottery rebranded itself and was given the new name of the UK Lotto, however it is still widely known as the UK National Lottery. When it was first introduced this lottery game was really popular to play and although interest in the UK National Lottery has declined it still attracts players from around the world.

The UK National Lottery is a 6 from 49 game meaning that players have to pick six numbers and match them all to win the jackpot. The jackpots in this lottery start at a minimum of £2.2 million for a Wednesday night draw and then are slightly higher at £4.4 million for a Saturday night draw. If the jackpot isn’t won then it rollovers to the next draw which means a bigger prize will be available to win. However, jackpots in the UK National Lottery can only rollover four times and if by the fifth draw the top prize still hasn’t been won then it will roll down and be split equally between the players in the next winning prize tier. To date the biggest ever jackpot won in the UK National Lottery was worth an impressive £42,008,610 and was won by three winning tickets on the 6th January 1996.

In total there are five prizes available to win in the UK National Lottery and if players match a minimum of three numbers they will win the only guaranteed prize in this lottery which is £10.

Play the National Lottery Online

Players in this lottery must select seven numbers in total. Six of these are the main draw numbers which range from 1 – 49 then the final number is the Bonus Ball. This Bonus Ball is only relevant when players have matched five of the main numbers drawn and if they do so can increase their winnings if they match the Bonus Ball as well.

It is a common misconception to think that only people living in the UK can take part in the UK National Lottery but thanks to the internet anyone can participate in this lottery game. By using a lotto concierge service this allows players to purchase tickets online to be able to win a prize in this appealing lottery game.

	UK National Lottery (UK)
	UK National Lottery (Outside UK)

UK National Draw Schedule

There are two draws a week in the UK National Lottery and these happen on a Wednesday night around 22.40 GMT and then on a Saturday night at roughly 21:00 GMT. The draws in the UK National Lottery have gained a reputation for the various ball machines that are used. There are 14 different machines in total and each one is picked out at random along with a set of balls for every draw. The 14 machines each have different names and many players believe different machines bring them more luck than others. These draw machines are named after gemstones or Arthurian legends and some of the names include Lancelot, Opal, Arthur, Amethyst, Merlin and Guinevere.

UK National Lottery Odds

There are five different prizes available to take home in every UK National Lottery draw and the odds for winnings these prizes are:

Matched Numbers	Odds Of Winning
6 main numbers	1 in 13,983,816
5 main numbers + 1 bonus	1 in 2,330,636
5 main numbers	1 in 55,492
4 main numbers	1 in 1,033
3 main numbers	1 in 57

UK National Lottery Lotto Plus 5

Lotto Plus 5 is an additional game to the UK National Lottery was launched in February 2011. It gives players the chance to a win prize on the days the main UK National Lottery doesn’t take place. Players in this game use the same numbers they have chosen in the main UK National Lottery game and Lotto Plus 5 takes place on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The prizes available to win in this game are: