UK Lotto

How to Play UK Lotto

The UK Lotto offers the chance to become a millionaire not once but TWICE a week! The rules of this lottery are easy! To win, players have to match 6 numbers from a range of 1-59. The minimum jackpot amount is estimated at over $3 Million (£2 Million). If there is no 1st division prize winner, the jackpot rolls over to create an even bigger jackpot next time around! At the end of each draw a Bonus ball is drawn from the same drum to decide the 2nd division prizes plus players are still eligible for a prize even if they only match just 2 numbers! 

When you purchase an entry in our UK Lotto draw, we will purchase a matching ticket in the Lotto draw conducted in the UK. For more info, read a summary of the UK National Lotto rules.

UK Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ Draws

When the UK Lotto jackpot isn’t won for 5 consecutive draws, the next draw is a ‘must be won’ draw. In ‘must be won’ draws, if the jackpot isn’t won, the jackpot prize is rolled down to the lower divisions, giving them a significant boost. This could mean a 5th division prize of AUD$180, when it’s normally approximately AUD$55. Not bad for matching just 3 winning numbers! On top of this, when nobody wins the jackpot in a ‘must be won’ draw, anyone who matches 2 winning numbers will also receive a cash prize AND a free game in the next UK Lotto draw.

Free UK Lotto Tickets

When you match 2 winning numbers in any UK Lotto draw, you win a free game with randomly generated game numbers, in the next draw. You get a second chance at winning a prize, so make sure you keep an eye on the next draw to see if you get to take home a cash prize, or even another free game. When you win a free ticket in a ‘must be won’ draw with no jackpot winner, you’ll also receive a cash prize of approximately AUD$9. A free ticket and a cash prize for matching just 2 winning numbers are features that makes our UK Lotto truly unique.

History of UK's 'Lotto'

Founded in 1994, Lotto was drawn every Saturday until February 1997, when officials decided it was so popular they should add an extra draw each Wednesday.

Over the years, Lotto has become a UK national treasure creating over 5,000 millionaires and giving away over £67 billion (over $119 Billion AUD) in prizes.

Over 500,000 UK projects are supported by ticket sales which raise around £30 Million (approx. $53 Million AUD) every week for the community. Since its inception, more than £38 billion (approx. $67 Billion AUD) has been raised for good causes and the UK National Lottery returns a higher proportion of lottery revenue back to society than any other Lottery in the world.