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The UK National lottery was renamed lotto shortly after the first ever draw. After a successful launch period the UK lotto game was extended to be drawn twice per week to include the Wednesday UK lottery draw. The current operators of the UK National lottery (Camelot) also launched the Euromillions lottery draw (European lottery) a few years later, and are now believed to be planning a new “Global lottery” game in the next few years, which promises some truly massive jackpots as people all over the world play in the game.

With a current record jackpot of £42 million GBP, the UK National Lotto is one of the richest, lump-sum, tax-free lotteries in the world. Players must match their selected 6 numbers with the 6 main numbers drawn from a pool of 49, numbered 1–49 to win a share of the lottery Jackpot. Besides the jackpot, there are other prizes to be won if players match 3, 4 or 5 numbers or 5 numbers plus the “bonus ball” (drawn separately after the 6 main numbers).

How is the lottery entry fee divided?

National lottery tickets cost £1 each, which is broken down as follows:

£0.50p to the Prize fund
£0.28p goes to good causes
£0.12 is tax goes to UK government
£0.05p to retailers
4.5p goes to Lottery operator to cover expenses
0.5p goes to Lott0 operator as its profit

The UK National lottery is reported as being the lottery fund that returns the most money to society than any other lottery game.

How to play UK lotto

To play the Lotto all you need to do is choose a day to play, either Wednesday or Saturday. Then you select 6 numbers from 1 to 49, or you can ask for a lucky dip (the machine selects 6 numbers for you) Both Draws are live on TV (BBC 1) Saturday 19.30 and Wednesday 22.35 (Times change) Lotto tickets are £1 per draw.  

The first draw took place on 19 November 1994 and since its launch, the National Lottery has:

Made over 2,000 millionaires in the UK
Funds raised for good causes total over £22 billion – so far
Money paid out as prizes over £29 billion – so far

UK National lottery Results and Prize Payout Breakdowns

Did you know?

Did you know that you can actually get a refund on a UK National lottery ticket, if you return it to the retailer you bought it from within 15 minutes of purchase. And of course before the UK lotto is drawn, all tickets have a void box which the retailer will fill in and refund your purchase price to you. After the 15 minute deadline is over you can’t get a refund on your UK lotto ticket.

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