Mistake many of us are making on the National Lottery



Hundreds of people could be missing out on free lottery tickets because they don't know the rules around prizes outside of the game's main jackpot.Players who purchase tickets over the counter are being urged to double check their tickets as they could be in for a big surprise.Get more news about 彩票包网平台,you can vist loto98.com

Many may not know that matching two main numbers on a ticket means they are automatically eligible for a free lucky dip ticket for a Wednesday or Saturday draw - a move that could score them millions.

Lucky Dips are randomly generated numbers entered into the Lotto (as opposed to numbers chosen by you) - it covers numbers one to 59.This game change came into effect in October 2015 - shortly after the ticket price went up to £2.It means those who have matched two numbers since then may have missed out on an opportunity to redeem a free lucky dip.

If you play online, you'll automatically receive a free ticket if you match two numbers - however, this isn't the case on physical tickets.All game prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the day of the draw so anyone with a Lotto ticket tucked away should check as soon as possible to see if they're eligible for a free lucky dip.

And there are other ways to win big without hitting the jackpot, too.

The National Lottery jackpot can be rolled over up to five times before it becomes a 'must be won draw'.If no one matches all six main numbers on a must win draw, the jackpot is shared by all winners through all of the winning cash prize tiers - match 5+bonus, match 5, match 4 and even match 3 - boosting each individual prize amount.

Each winning cash prize tier is allocated a set percentage of the jackpot, for example, if someone was due to win £1,750 as they matched five numbers, they could actually win a massive £10,500 instead.

Those that match five numbers and the bonus ball could win a massive £1.2million compared with the initial £1million prize.Even those who matched three numbers and were due to win £30 could receive triple that at £100 instead.

Camelot couldn't reveal how many of the 'free' lucky dip tickets had not been claimed but it does publicise prizes over £50,000 that are still unclaimed within the 180 day claim period to encourage players to claim.