The UK National Lottery (Lotto) calculations and statistics showing the odds of winning the jackpot to minor prizes

Your Chances of Winning the UK National Lottery
The method in which the odds are calculated for the UK National Lottery (Lotto) are complicated from calculating the odds to win the jackpot, to just selecting 3 balls out of the 49 balls played.

The odds to win just £10 (3 balls) is as high as 57 to 1, so one in 57 tickets will win £10, or by spending £57 on national lottery tickets the odds say, on average you will receive a return of £10.

The combined odds of winning any prize on the UK National Lottery (Lotto) is approximately 51 to 1. As you can see the odds are stacked against you, but it is certainly worth playing, you never know – IT COULD BE YOU!

Remember it is better to spend £52 on one draw, than it is to spend £1 for 52 draws. The odds decrease by half, every time you double your investment.
     £1 will give you a 1 in 57 change of winning £10
     £2 will give you a 1 in 29 (28.5) chance of winning £10
     £4 will give you a 1 in 15 (14.25) chance of winning £10
     £8 will give you a 1 in 8 (7.125) chance of winning £10
     £16 will give you a 1 in 4 (3.563) chance of winning £10
     £32 will give you a 1 in 2 (1.78) chance of winning £10
     £64 will give you a 1 in 1 (0.891) chance of winning £10

Note: the same £1 will also give you the chance to win bigger prizes

The odds are calculated as follows:

6 Numbers - The Jackpot!
The jackpot - Match 6 main numbers 1 in 13,983,816 number 52% of Pools Fund

5 Numbers and Bonus Ball
Match 5 main numbers plus the bonus number 1 in 2,330,636 15% of Pools Fund

5 Numbers
Match 5 main numbers 1 in 55,492 10% of Pools Fund

4 Numbers
Match 4 main numbers 1 in 1,033 22% of Pools Fund

3 Numbers
Match 3 main numbers 1 in 57

Although it is not advisable to spend too much money betting on the lottery, it is worth doing one set of numbers regularly (Monday and Wednesday), you can do your numbers online, pay by direct debit and have the winnings paid directly into your bank account!