Tuesday 12 January 2010

How You Can Play the UK Lottery

By Tom Martens

The UK Lottery is the main lottery game in the United Kingdom. It is a biweekly game with drawings on Wednesday and Saturday. It is a 6 from 29 lottery, which means the winner needs to match all six numbers in order to win the jackpot. Smaller prizes are given to those who match less than six numbers, including a small prize for those who match three numbers.

You cannot play the UK Lottery without a ticket. You may obtain your ticket from a national lottery retailer in person. You mark your selections on a play slip, and give the play slip to the retailer. The retailer issues a ticket with your selected lottery numbers on it.

Alternatively, you may play the UK Lottery by buying virtual tickets online. In this Internet option, you enter your numbers online and then get a virtual or electronic ticket by email. You may print it out, or access your numbers by a link included in the email. Online purchase is safe and convenient, and there is no extra charge for the service.

It is essential that you use only authorized lottery web sites when you buy virtual tickets. You should keep your user name and passwords safe, and you minimize the risk of being hacked by logging out after you purchase your tickets. This helps ensure that your bank numbers are not compromised by online criminal activity.

Whether you buy your tickets online or at a retailer, it is not essential that you choose your own numbers. Either online or in person, you can use "Lucky Dip" and the UK Lottery computer will select all six numbers for you randomly.

Finally, the player needs to make sure their lottery ticket, regardless of where the ticket is purchased, has: The numbers you picked (or Lucky Dip selections), the days you want to play, the correct number of weeks to play, the correct draw dates, a visible bar-coded serial number on the lottery ticket, and an unmarked void box on the lottery ticket

In order to claim a winning prize, write your name and address on the lottery ticket. You cannot claim a prize without the ticket. Then take the ticket to any national lottery retailer. If no one wins, the prize is rolled into the next drawing.

If there is no lottery winner after four consecutive draws, then the final jackpot is shared between players who matched five of the six lottery numbers, plus the bonus number. This is called a Triple Rollover. Playing the UK Lottery is both easy and fun. That's why it remains one of the most popular lottery drawings today.

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