Other National Lottery Games
EuroMillions is one of the UK's favorite lotteries, but not the only large lottery in this country. Lots of players every week enjoy playing the games below.
HotPicks Lottery
The HotPicks lottery uses the same winning numbers, as in the main lottery drawing, but it is considered a separate game. Cost of participation - 1 pound sterling per line. You need to decide first, how many numbers do you want to try to guess. for example, you can play different types of games: from the game Pick 1 ("Choose 1"), in which you need to choose and guess only one number, up to the Pick game 5 ("Choose 5"), where you need to choose and guess five numbers. You won't gain anything, if you guess fewer numbers, than chosen. for example, if you play Pick game 5 ("Choose 5"), you won't gain anything, by guessing four numbers or less.
Thunder ball
Thunderball ("Fireball") - another game of the UK National Lottery. It is held every Wednesday, friday and saturday, and the size of the prizes in it reaches 500 000 pounds. Players need to choose 5 main numbers from 1 to 39 and one Thunderball number from 1 to 14. Player, who guesses all five numbers and the Thunderball number, will win the main prize - 500 000 pounds. Besides, there are eight other prize levels. for example, can be won, guessing just the Thunderball number.
As in the case of the EuroMillions lottery, tickets to play the British Lotto can be purchased both online, and in the places of distribution of official representatives. To play online, just select the numbers you want or use the "For luck" option (ang. Lucky Dip), after which, after making the payment, you will receive a confirmation on the email specified during registration. the address. Your ticket will be automatically verified, and in case of any, even the smallest victory, you will receive an email notification. the address. All prizes, not exceeding the amount in 5 000£ are automatically paid to your account - so your winnings won't go unclaimed. With the winners the amount is more than 5 000£ service representatives will contact and help resolve all issues, related to receiving a prize.
«Set For Life»
Set For Life is the first game in the UK, which prizes are paid in the form of an annuity - in partial payments over time. Draws are held on Mondays and Thursdays. The payline costs £ 1.50, and you should note 5 main numbers from 1 to 47 and "Life Ball" from 1 to 10.
Prizes for the first two rounds are paid as an annuity, thanks to which the winner receives their winnings over a period of time. The main prize is £ 10,000 monthly for 30 years, total £ 3.6 million, while the winnings of the second round are £ 10,000 monthly throughout the year (only £ 120,000). The odds of winning the top prize are 1 of 15,339,390, and the overall probability of winning any prize is 1 of 12,4.
Sometimes the National Lottery holds a special series of Set For Life lottery draws called "Super Chance Draws" (Super Chance Draws). In the Super Chance draw, you can win payments by 10 000 £ per month for 30 years, by guessing the numbers of the five main balls. The Super Chance Draw also increases your chances of winning the top prize to 1 of 1 533 939. Super Chance Draws are announced a few weeks before the actual draw dates, and you can take part in them in the same way, as in the regular Set For Life edition.
Rules of the game
Understand, how the winner in MegaMillions is determined, not difficult.
How many balls are there in MegaMillions?
In the drawing - balls of two categories: the main (white, 70 pieces), additional (yellow, 25 pieces). The more balls the player managed to guess, the more he gets. In this case, the yellow ball has a strong influence on the winnings.
Below is a table with winning combinations, prizes and chances, that they will fall out:
Guessed the main | Guessed additional | Prize, $ | Chance |
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5 | 1 | Jackpot | 1:302’575’350 |
5 | 1’000’000 | 1:12’607’306 | |
4 | 1 | 10’000 | 1:931’001 |
4 | 500 | 1:38’792 | |
3 | 1 | 200 | 1:14’547 |
3 | 10 | 1:606 | |
2 | 1 | 10 | 1:693 |
1 | 4 | 1:89 | |
1 | 2 | 1:37 |
The chance to win at least some prize in the MegaMillions lottery is 1:24. Not so much, but at the same time, even the minimum reward fully returns the ticket price (it costs 5 dollars). And if you are a little more lucky and you manage to guess at least two balls (and one of them is yellow), then investments in the lottery will double.
How does the multiplier affect??
Players, who want to increase their winnings, can use the multiplier. If you buy a ticket with multiplication, then the probable prize rises to 2, 3, 4 or 5 time. The exact value of the multiplier varies from circulation to circulation and is set before the start of the drawing.
Here's how much you can win at MegaMillions, using the multiplier:
Guessed the main | Guessed additional | Prizes | |||
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2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
5 | $2’000’000 | $3’000’000 | $4’000’000 | $5’000’000 | |
4 | 1 | $20’000 | $30’000 | $40’000 | $50’000 |
4 | $1’000 | $1’500 | $2’000 | $2’500 | |
3 | 1 | $400 | $600 | $800 | $1000 |
3 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 | |
2 | 1 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 |
1 | 1 | $8 | $12 | $16 | $20 |
1 | $4 | $6 | $8 | $10 |
When are the draws held??
MegaMillions Results Stream Live on American Television. Draws are held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 in the time zones of New York and Toronto. Interesting, that the broadcasts are carried out and then, when America has national holidays.
If you couldn't watch the live broadcast, then the results can be found on the official website megamillions.
What jackpot?
The minimum value of the jackpot in the mega million lottery is 15 million dollars. The main prize of the leading American lottery never fell below this mark..
For the next draw, That will take place 18 May 2018 of the year, the jackpot is expected to be $55 million. If no one succeeds in hitting the jackpot in this draw, then 22 May jackpot will be 60 millions. Further, it will grow every time by 5 million, until there is a lucky one, guessed all six digits.
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How money is distributed?
Meg Millions Lottery Organizers Spend Proceeds as follows:
- 50% - winnings for participants
- 35% - contributions to state budgets, where is the lottery
- 15% - income of ticket distributors.