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Playing the United Kingdom National Lottery
The National Lottery is the United Kingdom’s largest lottery. It is operated by the Camelot Group and is regulated by The National Lottery Commission. The National Lottery can be played by UK citizens who are at least 16 years of age. Unlike lotteries in the US, all National Lottery prizes are paid as a lump sum and are free of taxes. Winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days or the money is forfeited. Like most US states, much of the money earned by the lottery is given back to benefit the citizens. Of every pound spent on National Lottery games, 50 pence goes to the prize fund, 28 pence goes to ‘good causes’ as designated by Parliament, and 12 pence goes to the British Government as duty.
Playing Lotto
The National Lottery offers many exciting games for citizens to play, including Lotto, Thunderball, Dream Number, and many other games. The most popular and long running National Lottery game is Lotto. To play Lotto, a person simply draws six numbers from a set of 49 as well as a bonus ball. Players win prizes for matching at least three of the six numbers drawn and the prize increases as the number of matches increase. The bonus ball only count if a player matches at least five of the six numbers. Any player who matches all six numbers drawn wins a share of the jackpot. If no player wins, the jackpot rolls over, and this continues 3 consecutive times. Lotto only costs 1 pence to play and the results are announced on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Playing Thunderball
The National Lottery also offers a game called Thunderball. Thunderball began in 1999 and has been a popular game in the UK since then. To play, players pick five main numbers from 1 to 34 and one ‘Thunderball’ number from 1 to 14, for an entry fee of only 1 pence. Results are announced every Saturday and Wednesday.
Instant Win Games
The National Lottery also offers a variety of instant win games to satisfy your desire to win instantly. These instant win scratch cards can result in prizes of up to 100,000 pounds. The majority of National Lottery scratchcards are sold for 2 pounds and there are also scratch cards sold for 1 pound and 5 pounds.
EuroMillions
The UK National Lottery also participates in the pan-European lottery, EuroMillions. Along with the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland participate. EuroMillions costs 1.50 pounds to play. To play EuroMillions, you simply choose 5 main numbers from 1-50 and 2 Lucky Star numbers from 1-9. You can also choose a ‘Lucky Dip’ for a random selection. There are 12 ways to win EuroMillions. At the very lowest level, you need only match 3 numbers to win a prize. The EuroMillions draw takes place in Paris between 8pm and 9pm (UK time). Results can also be viewed online after approximately 10pm at the official National Lottery website.
Buying National Lottery Tickets
Not only can you purchase National Lottery tickets in participating stores, tickets can be purchased in many other ways. National Lottery tickets can be purchased online in two ways: Subscriptions and Loaded Account. You can sign up through Direct Debit and automatically enter the National Lottery, OR, you can load funds into your account and play when you want to. In both cases, the National Lottery will notify you by e-mail if you win. You can also play most of the National Lottery’s exciting games through text messages.
If you don’t live in the UK and wish to play this or any other lottery simply log onto the official UK lottery website. This site, like other official lottery sites, explains how to purchase tickets, and often times tickets can be purchased online so you can play most state lotteries from the comfort of your own home. You can also refer to official state websites for custom lottery news. Many sites offer lottery number generators to help make your lottery number picking easier for you. If you would like to purchase your tickets in person, you can also visit a local lottery terminal. You can also log onto Lucky Lotto for all your lottery needs. This site offers the player the opportunity to play most state lotteries from the comfort of their own home. Make sure to visit LuckyLotto for all of your custom lottery news and check out our new LuckyLotto lucky lottery number generator! No matter how you choose to purchase your tickets, or which tickets you choose to buy, you’re bound to have some fun!
Abigail Adams works as a freelance writer for the online lottery information site LuckyLotto in Pennsylvania. Visit LuckyLotto.com for all your lottery needs.
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UK National Lotto ? an Overview
The UK National Lotto is the largest lottery game in the United Kingdom and is currently operated by the Camelot Group PLC. Camelot was granted the license to run the UK lotto when it was launched in 1994. The National Lotto is regulated by The National Lottery Commission and their role is to ensure that players are treated fairly; that the UK’s interest in the Lotto is taken care of; and that the operator is motivated to maximize the enjoyment and benefits that the Lottery brings to the nation.
In 2002, to stem the tide of diminishing sales, the UK National Lottery had to make some changes. As a result, the main game was re-branded ‘Lotto’.
All the prize money paid out on all the games offered by the UK National Lottery is both lump sum and tax-free. The revenues generated by all of the National Lottery’s games are allocated in the following manner. For every pound (£) spent on the National Lottery games, 50 pence is allocated to the prize pot, 28 pence is given to good causes that the UK Government decides on, 12 pence goes to the British Government as tax and 5 pence is taken by the Lotto retailers as commission. The license holder receives 4.5 pence to cover their operating costs and a further 0.5 pence as profit.
Anyone interested in participating in the UK National Lottery games must be at least 16 years of age and be resident in either the United Kingdom or Isle of Man.
The National Lottery – The Different Game Choices
The UK National Lotto brand comprises numerous games to suit all tastes, each of which is listed here.
Lotto
To participate in the UK National Lotto, each player is required to choose six numbers from 1-49 and a further bonus number. The player can either select their own set of numbers simply by completing the form in the lottery outlet, or they can opt for the lottery retailers system to generate the numbers for them. This is known as the ‘lucky dip’ option.
Players are required to match at least 3 of their chosen 6 numbers to win a cash prize. A player’s winnings naturally increase as a result of matching more of their selected numbers. A further number is then drawn as the ‘bonus ball’ which is only relevant to players who match 5 of the 6 drawn numbers. Players who match the bonus ball number as well as 5 of the 6 main numbers win a much greater cash prize than those players who simply match 5 numbers without the bonus ball.
Any player lucky enough to match all their chosen numbers wins the jackpot. The chance of this happening is around 1 in 14 million. If no one wins the jackpot in a given week, the prize fund is ‘rolled over’ to the following week, making a much larger jackpot. These rollovers are a fairly common occurrence; with one taking place every few draws or so. The maximum number of rollovers permitted by the lottery operator is three but this has only happened on two occasions since this Lottery was launched in 1994.
The cost of purchasing a single lottery ticket is £1 and players can then watch each draw take place live on the BBC in the UK on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Lotto Extra
The Lotto Extra was launched on November 13th 2000 and offers players who are already participating in the main UK National Lotto draw the option to play Lotto Extra as well. The price for including Lotto Extra on a standard UK Lotto ticket was a further £1 — it was not possible to play Lotto Extra as a stand alone game. Again, six numbers were drawn from a range of 1–49. As with the main Lotto draw, if a player matched all six numbers they would win the jackpot. However, unlike the main draw, there were no further prizes offered for matching 3, 4, and 5 numbers. Instead, the jackpot would be rolled over week after week, until it was won. If the prize fund grew to £50 million and there were still no winners of the jackpot, it would then be issued to the player(s) matching just 5 numbers.
Due to poor sales Lotto Extra was cancelled in July 2006.
Dream Number
On July 15th 2006 Dream Number was launched to replace the cancelled Lotto Extra game. Dream Number offers prizes of up to £500,000 and can be played alongside the UK National Lotto or as a stand alone game. Participants have the option to play the 7-digit Dream Number shown on the Lotto play slip or pick Lucky Dip for a new random number to be generated. Tickets cost £1 each and to win, players must match the digits drawn in the same order as your Dream Number, reading from left to right and starting with the first digit.
All money raised for good causes from Dream Number will go towards the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Thunderball
On June 7th June 1999 Thunderball was launched. With Thunderball, players choose five main numbers from 1 to 34 and one ‘Thunderball’ number from 1 to 14. As with all the other main UK National Lotto games, each Thunderball ticket costs £1 and the Draw takes place every Wednesday and Saturday.
Lotto Hot Picks
With Lotto Hot picks the same numbers that a player enters into the main Lotto draw are used. Again, all the numbers must be matched exactly to win the prize pot; in other words, so prizes are issued for partial matches.
Scratch Cards
In addition to providing a variety of lottery ticket options, the UK National Lottery also sells a huge array of scratch cards. These are small pieces of card where an area has been covered by a thin layer of opaque latex that needs to be scratched off. Hidden under this layer are symbols and pictures which the player needs to match in order to win the prize.
The regular scratch card requires the player to match three of these symbols/pictures and if this is achieved the player wins the amount printed on the scratch pad. The standard card costs £1 and offers a maximum prize of £100,000. However, there are also some cards that offer numerous chances of winning and these sell for £2 and in some cases £5, for the higher prize cards.
Daily Play
The Daily Play, as the name suggests can be played everyday, except for Sundays and Christmas Day. Players must choose 7 numbers from 1 to 27 and prizes can be anything from winning a free lucky dip up to £30,000 cash.
The Daily Play draw is not televised but players can keep up to date with the results via the BBC website. The results on Saturdays are recorded and are broadcast during the live draws of the UK National Lotto, Dream Number and Thunderball on the BBC in the UK.
Gavin Evans is a full time internet marketer living in the market town of Cowbridge in South Wales, UK. Gavin is also a leading associate for the brand new global skill games business, uVme.
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Watch Great North Museum: Hancock in their bid to win the award for Best Heritage Project, at The National Lottery Awards 2010. The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. Public voting for the final runs from 9am on 26 July to midday on 13 August. To cast your vote, and to find out more about the other finalists, visit: www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk The winners and runners-up will be revealed on a special Awards event broadcast on BBC One. Lottery players raise £25 million each week for Good Causes, and the Awards are a great way to highlight how that funding has changed the UK for the better.
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Testing Art for Authenticity at London’s National Gallery
An exhibition at the National Gallery in London about the chemistry of painting suggests how elusive art is.
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