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| Main Lotto Changes in 2018 |
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| Radical changes to the main draw
with bigger cash prizes in the main game which have replaced the old raffle.
New prizes came into effect for all Lotto draws from 21st November
2018. |
| Match |
New Prizes |
Old Prizes |
| Rollovers |
5 rollovers max. |
Limited to
£22m |
| 6 numbers |
Jackpot |
Jackpot |
| 5 numbers + bonus |
£1,000,000 |
~£50,000 |
| 5 numbers |
£1,750 |
~£1,000 |
| 4 numbers |
£140 |
~£100 |
| 3 numbers |
£30 |
£25 |
| 2 numbers |
Lucky Dip |
Lucky Dip |
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The prizes for 3, 4, 5 and 5 plus
the bonus ball are now fixed at new values. The fixed £1m prize for
5+bonus is great because it's the top prize in many draws since the lottery
switched to 59 balls and yet it's often under 100 grand.
Lotto can now
rollover 5 times. The 5th rollover becomes a Must Be Won draw. If no one
matches all 6 numbers in a Must Be Won draw, the jackpot is shared by ALL cash
winners, so they’ll win a bigger prize.(1) For example, that
could mean winning £100 for matching 3 main numbers instead of
£30!
Each winning cash prize tier is allocated a set percentage of
the jackpot and example prizes in a Rolldown are as follows (these are all
estimated and will be based on the number of winners in each
tier):
- Match 5+Bonus Ball – £1.2 million
(compared with £1 million)
- Match 5 – £10,500 (compared with
£1,750)
- Match 4 – £500 (compared with
£140)
- Match 3 – £100 (compared with
£30)
The actual percentages for the
Allocation of Jackpot by Prize category are; Match 5 + Bonus Ball (3%), Match 5
( 6%), Match 4 (17%) and Match 3 (74%).
Camelot can, with the
Commission's approval, designate any Lotto Draw a Must Be Won Draw. Camelot
will advertise details of any such Must Be Won Draw in advance of it taking
place.
(1) Prizes are subject to prize capping. If the
jackpot is not won in a Must Be Won draw, each winning prize tier will be
allocated a percentage of the jackpot. Prize capping takes place in very rare
circumstances - for example, when popular number combinations are drawn
resulting in there being more Winning Lotto Entries than Camelot is able to pay
Prizes for. If Prize capping takes place, the actual Prizes won for matching 3,
4 and 5 Main Numbers, and 5 Main Numbers + the Bonus Ball may be less than
stated. The Jackpot Prize per Winning Lotto Entry may also be capped.
Match 3 to Match 5 + Bonus Ball Prize Capping: Prizes in these Prize
categories will be capped in very rare cases and only if the Capped Prize Fund
(which is an amount equal to 35.82% of the sales for a Lotto Draw, plus an
amount agreed by Camelot and the Commission (being £35million)) is not
enough to award Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 2 to Match 5 + Bonus Ball
Prize categories the Prizes stated in the table in Section (C)(1) above. In
these circumstances, all Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 2 to Match 5 +
Bonus Ball Prize categories will be awarded a Prize of £2 or its
equivalent in the form of a Lotto Lucky Dip Entry for Match 2 Prize winners.
This means that whilst the number of Match 2 Prizes in a Lotto Draw forms part
of the capping calculation, Match 2 Prizes will never be capped and will always
be awarded in full.
If there is any money left in the Capped Prize Fund
after paying the £2 Prizes (or its equivalent) to all Winning Lotto
Entries in the Match 2 to Match 5 + Bonus Ball Prize categories, the remaining
money in the Capped Prize Fund will be used to pay up to a further £28 to
all Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 3 to Match 5 + Bonus Ball Prize
categories. If there is any money left in the Capped Prize Fund after paying
the further £28, the remaining money will be used to pay up to a further
£110 to all Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 4 to Match 5 + Bonus Ball
Prize categories. If there is any money left in the Capped Prize Fund after
paying the further £110, the remaining money will be used to pay up to a
further £1610 to all Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 5 to Match 5 +
Bonus Ball Prize categories. If there is any money remaining in the Capped
Prize Fund following that payment, the remainder will be divided equally
amongst the Winning Lotto Entries in the Match 5 + Bonus Ball Prize
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