Lotto Bonus Ball
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Bonus Ball To play Lotto, you are required to select six numbers from 1 to 59. If those six numbers match the six main numbers drawn, you win the jackpot. A seventh number - the Bonus Ball – is also drawn, but this is not included on your ticket. To win the grand prize jackpot, players must correctly pick the five standard numbers, as well as the “Mega Ball” bonus number. Standard picks come from numbers 1 through 47, while the bonus ball is drawn from numbers 1 through 27. SuperLotto Plus functions as part of the California State Lottery. To use the calculator, type in the number matrix, select the number of prize tiers and tick whether the lottery includes a bonus ball. If the lottery includes a bonus number, additional options will appear specifying the bonus variables. The Bonus Ball is an additional number which is drawn at the end of every Lotto game, after the six main numbers have been selected. The six main balls are drawn first from a range of 1 to 59, and a Bonus Ball is then randomly selected from the remaining 53 numbers. As of December 2019, according to statistics provided by LotterySearch, the most common bonus ball numbers are 8, 38, 31, 45, 37, and 11. The information provided by LotterySearch includes how many times each ball has been seen, when it was last drawn, where it ranks among all the balls, and the last five bonus balls to be drawn.
To win a prize in the UK Lotto, you must match the numbers on your ticket with those drawn in the lottery. You pick six numbers from a choice of 59 and must match at least two of them to win a prize. Anyone who matches all six will win the jackpot.
The jackpot starts at £2 million on a Wednesday and £3.8 million on a Saturday. It can roll over a maximum of five times in a row before it must be won. If there are still no Match 6 winners after the fifth consecutive rollover, the jackpot funds will be split between players in all the other prize tiers.
UK Lotto Prize Tier and Odds of Winning
If you match two main numbers you will receive a free Lotto Lucky Dip, while there are fixed prizes of £30, £140 and £1,750 available for matching three, four, or five main numbers.
A Bonus Ball is taken from the same pool of numbers after the six main balls have been dispensed. If you match five of the main numbers plus this Bonus Ball, you will win £1 million.
The table below shows the prizes on offer and the odds of winning each one:
Lotto Bonus Ball Payout
| Numbers to Match | Odds of Winning | Prize Value |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Numbers (jackpot) | 1 in 45,057,474 | Jackpot |
| 5 Numbers + Bonus Ball | 1 in 7,509,579 | £1,000,000 (fixed) |
| 5 Numbers | 1 in 144,415 | £ 1,750 (fixed) |
| 4 Numbers | 1 in 2,180 | £140 (fixed) |
| 3 Numbers | 1 in 97 | £30 (fixed) |
| 2 Numbers | 1 in 10.3 | Free Lotto Lucky Dip (fixed) |
| Odds of winning any UK Lotto prize are approximately 1 in 9.3. | ||
The following table shows how the jackpot funds will be split between the other prize tiers if there are no Match 6 winners in a ‘Must Be Won’ draw. Match 2 winners receive a free Lucky Dip and a £5 cash prize, and the money needed to pay this cash prize out is taken from the rolled down jackpot before the remaining funds are split according to the percentages in the table.
| Prize Tier | Percentage of Jackpot |
|---|---|
| Match 5 + Bonus | 3% |
| Match 5 | 5% |
| Match 4 | 7% |
| Match 3 | 85% |
Lotto Bonus Ball History
A jackpot cap had previously been in place before the rollover limit was introduced in November 2018. The biggest UK Lotto win to date came on 9th January 2016, when two winning tickets shared a £66,070,646 jackpot. Each player received just over £33 million. Over a month later, a single participant won an amazing £32.5 million on Saturday 13th February.
Prizes are tax-free for UK residents, although anyone playing from overseas is advised to check with financial experts in order to work out whether a UK Lotto win will bring them any tax implications in their own country.