With millions to be won every week, it’s no wonder that winning the lottery is a dream most of us share. But if you want to get in on all the life-changing action, you’ll need to know how to play the lottery!
Now, there are quite a few different games to play, each with their own nuances. So we’ve put together a step-by-step guide for some of the UK’s most popular lotteries.
How to play Lotto
- Select 6 numbers from 1-59, or pick Lucky Dip for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you wish to play. You can play up to 7 lines of numbers on each play slip, and purchase up to 10 play slips at a time.
- Choose the specific draws and weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to 4 weeks in advance, or play continuously by Direct Debit.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check the Lotto results to see if you’ve won!
How to play the EuroMillions lottery
- Select 5 numbers from 1-59, and 2 Lucky Star numbers from 1-12. Or, pick Lucky Dip for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you wish to play. You can play up to 7 lines of numbers on each play slip, and purchase up to 10 play slips at one time.
- Choose the specific draws and weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to 4 weeks in advance, or play continuously by Direct Debit.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check the EuroMillions results to see if you’ve won!
How to play Lotto HotPicks
- Decide how many numbers you want to pick, and select the corresponding ‘Pick’ game.
- Enter the appropriate amount of numbers for the game that you have chosen. You can select numbers between 1-59. Or, pick Lucky Dip for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you wish to play. You can play up to 5 lines of numbers on each play slip, and purchase up to 10 play slips at one time.
- Choose the specific draws and weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to 4 weeks in advance.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check the Lotto HotPicks results to see if you’ve won!
How to play the EuroMillions HotPicks lottery
- Decide how many numbers you want to pick, and select the corresponding ‘Pick’ game.
- Enter the appropriate amount of numbers for the game that you have chosen. You can select numbers between 1-50. Or, pick Lucky Dip for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you wish to play. You can play up to 5 lines of numbers on each play slip, and purchase up to 10 play slips at a time.
- Choose the specific draws and weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to 4 weeks in advance.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check the EuroMillions HotPicks results to see if you’ve won!
How to I play the Thunderball lottery
- Select 5 numbers from 1-39, and 1 Thunderball from 1-14. Or, pick Lucky Dip for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you wish to play. You can play up to 7 lines of numbers on each play slip, and purchase up to 10 play slips at a time.
- Choose the specific draws and weeks you’d like to play. You can play up to 4 weeks in advance, or play continuously via Direct Debit.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check the Thunderball results to see if you’ve won!
How to play the Health Lottery
- Select 5 numbers from 1-50. Or, select a Quick Pick ticket for a random selection.
- Choose how many lines of numbers you would like to play.
- Choose the specific draws and number of weeks you would like to play. You can play up to 5 weeks in advance, or play continuously via Direct Debit.
- Purchase your ticket, and you’re in!
Check The Health Lottery results to see if you’ve won!
How to play the People’s Postcode Lottery
- Specify the number of subscriptions you would like to purchase. You can choose to purchase up to 3 subscriptions.
- Specify your ‘Playing Postcode’. Players often use their home postcode. These are the numbers you’ll be playing with in each draw.
- Select the payment source for your monthly recurring subscription. You can choose from either PayPal, debit card, or direct debit.
- Purchase your subscriptions, and you’re in!
Do you play the People’s Postcode Lottery? Here you can find the Daily Prize, Street Prize, and Monthly Prize results.
How old do you have to be to play the lottery?
The UK government recently decided to raise the minimum legal age of play from 16 to 18. As a result, from 22nd April 2021, lottery players must be 18 or over to buy and play all National Lottery games. This includes purchasing tickets online or in-store.
While the age of play will apply from this date, any valid tickets purchased prior to 22nd April 2021 will still be valid. Players aged over 16 will still be able to claim prizes for their tickets during the relevant claim period.
More information is available on the National Lottery website.
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To keep track of the latest lottery results and draw statistics for the UK’s favourite lotteries, check out Lottery Results.