Play UK Lottery online

How to play the UK National Lottery Online?

Participating in the UK Lotto has never been easier.

UK Lottery players need to pick six numbers from 1-59. Players can also opt to have the lotto machine randomly select them for you by clicking on the Quick Pick icon on the play block. There is no additional “bonus ball” set, which means the game process is pretty straightforward. In order to qualify for a win, the 6 chosen numbers which you have selected needs to match up with the 6 numbers that are drawn (at random) from the lottery machine.

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When to play the UK Lottery?

Does The UK Lottery Have A Jackpot Cap?

What Is A Must Be Won Draw?

New UK Lottery jackpot rules coming into effect from November 21 guarantees that the top jackpot prize will be won more regularly.

The old format allowed the jackpot to grow until it hit a cap of £22 million when it could roll over one final time before it had to be won.

Under the new format, the top jackpot prize will only be able to roll over five times. If no one matches all six numbers in the fifth rollover draw, a “Must Be Won“ draw kicks in. This means the following draw rolls down and is shared between all the players winning cash prizes. This will increase the value of any prizes won for matching three or more numbers.

For example, the usual 100,000 Match 3 winners in a typical draw could see their prizes boosted from £30 to around £100 in a roll down situation, and the thousands of Match 4 winners could each scoop around £500 (up from a fixed prize of £140).

Recent changes made to the UK Lottery:

• UK Lottery players will no longer have to win the top jackpot prize to win £1,000,000 as a new fixed prize has been introduced for those who match five balls plus the bonus ball.
• The prizes for all non-jackpot tiers are now bigger and are fixed amounts. They are no longer based on a percentage of the total prize fund.
• Matching five balls without the bonus ball will see players win £1,750, while four balls has a prize of £140.
• Matching three balls will see players win £30, up from £25.

More Information about UK Lottery:

What is the UK Lottery?

The first draw took place on 19 November 1994 with a television programme presented by Noel Edmonds on BBC1. The first numbers drawn were 30, 3, 5, 44, 14 and 22, the bonus was 10. Seven people shared the jackpot of £5,874,778.

In January 1997 the midweek draw began. The 1000th millionaire was created in 2000 and in 2002 the National Lottery was rebranded as Lotto.

Wednesday, 21 November 2020, saw bigger cash prizes introduced and a new 'Must Be Won' Rolldown draw. These changes resulted in the jackpot being won more frequently and players winning bigger prizes in the lower tiers than under the old format.

The National Lottery has also changed the rules regarding rollovers. Under the old format, the jackpot was capped at £22 million, at which point it was allowed to roll-over one final time. Under the new rules, it will only be allowed to roll-over five times before it has to be won. If no player matches all six balls in the fifth and final rollover draw, the jackpot will "roll-down" and be split between all the players who have won cash prizes by matching three or more numbers.

Can I play the UK Lottery from overseas?

Please note that in order to buy your UK Lottery ticket and play the UK Lottery online, players will need to be 18 years or older.

Browse our UK Lottery Resource Centre for more information on playing the UK Lottery on PlayHugeLottos.com

The UK Lottery Prize Table

Winning combinations for each Division are shown below.

National UK Lottery Jackpot Pay-out Options

All UK Lottery winners on PlayHugeLottos that have matched enough numbers to win a prize will be faced with two pay-out options available to choose from:

La Primitiva Lottery Jackpot Rollovers

The La Primitiva lottery starts off with a minimum jackpot of €3 million and has no jackpot cap. This means that it will roll over and increase in value until the jackpot is won.

Cash (lump-sum) pay-out option

Using the UK Lottery cash or lump-sum payout option, your windfall will be paid out immediately.

Annuity payout option

Using the annuity payout option, your winnings will be paid to you in a series of annual payments or instalments for a stipulated period.

You will receive the first payment immediately, and the remaining balance will be paid out for a predetermined number of years.

The UK Lottery annuity payout is calculated based on the declared UK Lottery jackpot-winning total.

What are the chances of winning the UK Lottery?