Odds of Winning the UK Lottery

The UK lottery is one of the most sought out for lottery in the world. It has plenty of players in the British Isles. The reason behind the massive following can be traced back to its favorable odds of winning compared to other world lotteries.

The typical jackpot of the UK lottery starts at an impressive £2 million. To find the winning numbers, six numbers are drawn randomly from a pool containing a pool of numbers found between 1 and 49. For the folks obsessed in statistical mathematics, the possible combination for the UK lottery 49! /(6!*(49-6)!). This is where the draw order is not considered.

Through this, the chances of a player hitting the jackpot stand at 1 in 13,983,816/6 or generally at 1 in 14,000,000. The figure might appear large, hence making the jackpot had to hit, but by considering the numbers of players of the UK lottery it is actually a fair figure.

The Chances of matching correctly five of the numbers plus the bonus ball stands at 1 in 2,330,636. Through this, you get the £100,000 prize money for second price. The chance of matching five winning numbers stands at 1 in 55,491.33333. This will give you the £1,500 prize money.

The odds of matching four numbers stand at 1 in 15486.953.The matching of the four numbers gives you the opportunity to take home the £65 prize money. Your chances of matching three numbers stand at 1 in 1133.119.

The matching of four numbers gives you the £10 prize money. The overall chance of winning any prize in the UK lottery stands at 1 in 54. There you have it, the chances of you winning the UK lottery calculated. All you have to do is just participate in this great lottery and you may never know if it you will be the next winner.

Now that you know your odds of winning the UK Lottery, play the UK Lottery online.