Thursday, February 26, 2009

How to Play the UK Lottery

By Tom Martens

The leading lottery game of the United Kingdom is the UK Lottery, a twice-weekly drawing with possible winners every Wednesday and Saturday. The UK Lottery is a 6 from 29 lottery, which means that the jackpot winner has to match all six numbers to collect the prize. Smaller prizes are awarded to players whose tickets match 3, 4, or 5 of the 6 winning numbers.

In order to play the UK lottery, you must have a ticket. There are two ways to purchase lottery tickets. One way is to go to a national lottery retailer to purchase tickets. The player marks the lottery number selections on a play slip. The play slip is then given to the retailer, who takes the slip and issue a ticket with the selected lottery numbers on it.

A second way to purchase lottery tickets is on the internet. The player manually enters the lottery numbers online and is then issued a ?virtual? lottery ticket. The player receives the virtual lottery ticket via email. The ticket can then be printed or the lottery numbers can be accessed via a link sent in the email. It is perfectly safe and legal to purchase lottery tickets online.

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 in person or on line, you do not have to select your lottery numbers. In either method, you may opt for "Lucky Dip," in which the computer selects all six numbers randomly.

Play slips must indicate which lottery is desired, whether Wednesday, Saturday, or both. The UK Lottery permits you to use the same set of numbers both nights, and, indeed, to use the same numbers for up to eight weeks.

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.

If there is no jackpot winner after a fortnight, then the final jackpot is shared among players who matched five of the six lottery numbers, plus the bonus number. This feature of the UK Lottery is known as the Triple Rollover. Playing the national lottery is simple and fun. That's why it remains one of the most popular lottery games today.

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