Lottery Price Increase

[ZeroG]

Just seen in the Evening Express this evening that come this autumn they are putting the price of the lottery up to £2 per line.

They are making some changes to the prizes 3 is going up to 25 4 is coming down to £1000 and I can't remember what's for 5 etc.

 

[Knottyboy]

Did it say why?

 

[ZeroG]

Generate more money probably.

 

[Piglet]

Did it say as of when this starts? Just so we know to be prepared with the syndicate.

 

[.AC.]

Autumn.

Changes also include prize for matching 5 + bonus half from £100,000 to £50,000
Matching 5 was £1500; in autumn it is £1000
Matching 4 was £60; in autumn it is £100

Full email:

We are writing to let you know about exciting changes that are coming to Lotto later this year, which will give you even more ways to win even more money.

It’s important to stress that nothing is happening immediately and the changes won’t take effect until the autumn, but we wanted to let you know about our plans as soon as we could.

The changes we’re planning to make include:

• bigger prizes for matching three numbers – the prize for matching three numbers will more than double, from £10* to £25*
• bigger Jackpots – the average Saturday Jackpot is expected to be around £5 million and Wednesday’s Jackpot will be around £2.5 million
• a new Lotto raffle – at least 50 winners will scoop a guaranteed £20,000 in each Lotto draw, with hundreds more winners created on Rollovers

As a result of these exciting changes, the cost of a Lotto line will increase to £2 – the first rise since the game launched in 1994.

There will also be changes to the average prize for matching four and five numbers, and five numbers plus the bonus ball.

View the prize tiers following the planned changes to Lotto.

What won’t be changing, though, is how you play Lotto. You will still choose six numbers from 49 and draws will still run twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. And for every Lotto line you buy, you will automatically receive an entry into the raffle.

To find out more, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions.

 

[Piglet]

Autumn is very vague, was hoping an exact date to work from. Guess we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled for more info.