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National Lottery Review

The UK National Lottery began in November 1994. The official website enables you to stay up-to-date with the latest results, promotions, initiatives, and get access to lottery statistics and data. The game has specific rules about the amount of prize money available, and how it shall be allocated.

For the main game, players must select six different numbers from the list {1,2,...,49}; in the Lottery draw, six of these numbers are selected at random as "main" numbers, and a seventh is also chosen (the Bonus number).

Most players dream of winning the Jackpot (match 6 numbers) and that is their main motivation for playing. All those who match all six main numbers share the amount in the Jackpot pool, which depends mainly on total sales. To win a gigantic prize, you hope to be the only person with a winning ticket. There are also excellent smaller prizes to be scooped by those lucky souls who can:

• Match 5 numbers plus bonus
• Match 5
• Match 4
• Match 3

There have been many systems and strategies for predicting the six main draw numbers. From the original 'Mystic Meg', complicated mathematical formulae, players choosing birth dates etc, through to UK newspaper articles that looked back on historical draw numbers and tried to predict which numbers were 'due' to be drawn. The best advice however would be to avoid any particular systematic choices! Too many other players will think along the same lines as you, and some will doubtless copy your selection.

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