Gambling in the United Kingdom this brand, including Lotto and Thunderball. As with other lotteries players choose a set of numbers, say 6 from 50, with six numbers then being drawn at random. Players win cash prizes depending on how many numbers they match. The National Lottery launched a pan-European "super-lottery", called EuroMillions, in 2004. Currently this is available in nine countries. In the United Kingdom, the national lottery has so far raised several billions of pounds for Good Causes, a programme which distributes money via grants. 28% of lottery revenue goes towards the fund, along with all unclaimed prizes. Additionally, 12% goes to the
National Lottery (United Kingdom) all six main numbers after the fifth rollover, the jackpot is shared between every cash prize winner. This is called a "Jackpot Rolldown". Every cash prize therefore increases substantially.(estimated amounts shown in brackets). Expected jackpots: £3.8m minimum on Saturday and £2.0m minimum on Wednesday. Lotto Hotpicks uses the main Lotto draw for its numbers but is a different game. The player chooses both the numbers "and" the number of draw balls they want to try to match, up to a maximum of five. However, if the player does not match "all" the numbers chosen, they are not a winner. The