About the National Lottery

The UK’s biggest lottery is operated by a company called the Camelot Group who have been running the lottery since 1994. It did go thorough a slump a few years ago but things have changed and been revamped, it has become once again very popular with the UK public and now due to TheLotter you can have a go wherever you live.

The Lotto as it is now known, prides itself on the good causes it helps with revenue generated through ticket sales infact  for every ticket sold 28p goes to good causes which are set out by Parliament. There are twelve machines used in the draw and just for entertainment value thay are called Merlin, Arthur, Galahad, Vyvyan, Lancelot, Garnet, Topaz, Opal, Amethyst, Moonstone, Pearl and Sapphire.

Days Drawn

The UK National Lottery is drawn twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 19:30 GMT.

Guess Range

• 6/49 for the jackpot
• 5/49+1 for the second prize
• 5/49 for the third prize
• 4/49 for the fourth prize
• 3/49 for the fifth prize

Odds and Overview

A great lottery, some other lottos  pay down more levels meaning less prize money and some less and have bigger prize money, the UK Lotto falls somewhere inbetween so it depends on the type of lotto you like. The chances of winning a prize at the bottom level is a realistic 1 in 57! It is very traditional and despite other UK lottos this one remains the most popular and more importantly it creates more millionaires than any other UK lottery. Of course as you would expect any prize money is paid in full in a lump sum, and remember you will keep 100% of any winnings you are only going to pay for your ticket!

Big Winners

Way back in 1996 the biggest ever UK jackpot was won, some lucky person collected a whopping £42 million, now that was thirteen years ago, it has got to be broken soon wouldn’t you think!

Why play the National Lottery?

All in all a very simple and traditional lottery with no frills, it gives to good causes, it often throws up staggering jackpots, it has a fair amount of prize levels and most importantly that historical jackpot is there ready and waiting to be broken.

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