Great British Jackpot Rules

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Great British Jackpot Rules

Great British Jackpot is our lotto betting game that gives you everything you love about UK's Lotto.

Great British Jackpot lets you bet on the outcome of the Switzerland's Loto Express draws while enjoying the familiarity and jackpot values of UK's Lotto. You select numbers in the same way as UK's Lotto players and the result of your bet is decided by Loto Express. Great British Jackpot has the same odds as UK's Lotto.

Great British Jackpot draws Wednesday and Saturday evenings and usually concludes by 23:00 Central European Time (CET). This is normally 22:00 UK time.

Am I betting on UK's Lotto?

No. Betting on UK's Lotto is not permitted in the UK. That's why we've come up with an alternative where we offer the same familiar betting format but base it on Loto Express, an accredited World Lottery Association (WLA) draw.

What's the same?

Draw days

✅ Same: Wednesdays and Saturday

Format

✅ Same: 6 / 59 numbers

Odds of winning a prize

✅ Same: 1 in 9.2

Odds of winning the jackpot

✅ Same: 1 in 45,057,474

Minimum jackpot

✅ Same: GBP £2 million or currency equivalent on Wednesday and GBP £3.8 million or currency equivalent on Saturday

What's different?

Jackpot size

Great British Jackpot: as advertised
UK's Lotto: as advertised

Draw time

Great British Jackpot: 22:40 CET
UK's Lotto: 20:30 GMT

Provider

Great British Jackpot: Lottomart
UK's Lotto: Camelot

Source draw

Great British Jackpot: Loto Express
UK's Lotto: Camelot

Type

Great British Jackpot: Lotto bets
UK's Lotto: Lottery tickets

Rolldowns

Great British Jackpot: No
UK's Lotto: Yes

How are numbers generated?

Loto Express draws 6 numbers from 1 - 80 every 5 minutes. Starting at 22:40 CET, we use every unique number drawn between 1 and 59 until we have 6 numbers.

If there aren't enough qualifying numbers by 23:00 CET, we'll continue qualifying the remaining numbers the next morning at 06:00 CET, when Loto Express resumes drawing every 5 minutes.

Summary

  • Draw starts every Wednesday and Saturday evening at 22:40 Central European Time (CET), which is approximately 21:40 UK time
  • 1 in 9.2 chance of winning a prize per line bet
  • Minimum jackpot is GBP £2 million or currency equivalent on Wednesday and GBP £3.8 million or currency equivalent on Saturday
  • 6 ways to win
  • 6/59 format with extra Bonus Ball
  • Advance purchase option normally available
  • Boost option normally available

How to play and win

To make a bet:

A line bet consists of 6 different numbers from a single pool of numbers from 1 to 59. You can choose your own numbers or use quick pick to have numbers selected for you.

Bet options:

You can:

  • Add line bets to your bet slip.
  • Bet upcoming draws with the future draws option, subject to availability.
  • Boost your line bets up to 32 times, subject to availability.

To win:

The objective is to match the numbers for each individual line bet to the numbers drawn in Switzerland's Loto Express draw, as described previously.

  • 6 main numbers are drawn and 1 separate Bonus Ball is drawn from the same number pool.
  • Matching all 6 numbers in one line bet wins the jackpot.
  • If one of your numbers matches the Bonus Ball, you can win by also matching exactly 2, 3, 4, or 5 main numbers in the same line bet.
  • You can only win 1 prize (the highest matching prize tier) for each line bet.

See below for all matching combinations.

How to check your results

We will make results available as soon as possible after the Loto Express draw has taken place. You will find all draw details by going to My Buys.

Most prizes will be credited to your account immediately. Bigger wins in the top prize tiers may be subject to additional verification procedures. If you haven't heard from us directly, please check your bet ticket for more information and wait a few hours for your account to be credited.

Combinations & odds of winning

For prize values, see the prizes tab. Prize types are defined as follows:

  • Type A is a jackpot and means that the prize pool in this category will be divided by the total of all winning combinations by Lottomart players, players in the EU Lotto network, and players of UK's Lotto.
  • Type B is the same as Type A but is not a jackpot.
  • Type C means the prize awarded is independent of UK's Lotto winners and is not further adjusted by winning combinations by Lottomart players or players in the EU Lotto network.

Tier 1 (Jackpot)

  • Match 6
  • Type A prize
  • 1 in 45,057,474 odds of winning
  • Jackpot minimum is GBP £2 million or currency equivalent on Wednesday and GBP £3.8 million or currency equivalent on Saturday

Tier 2

  • Match 5 + Bonus Ball
  • Type B prize
  • 1 in 7,509,579 odds of winning

Tier 3

  • Match 5
  • Type C prize
  • Prize fixed
  • 1 in 144,415 odds of winning

Tier 4

  • Match 4
  • Type C prize
  • Prize fixed
  • 1 in 2,180 odds of winning

Tier 5

  • Match 3
  • Type C prize
  • Prize fixed
  • 1 in 96 odds of winning

Tier 6

  • Match 2
  • Type C prize
  • Prize fixed
  • 1 in 10 odds of winning

General

All bets are subject to Lottomart's general Terms and Conditions. Please refer to them for more details.