January 12, 2010
The Easy Ways to Play the UK Lottery
The United Kingdom\’s main lottery game is the UK Lottery, a twice-a-week game with drawings every Wednesday and Saturday. It is a 6 from 29 lottery, meaning the lucky winner must match all six numbers to win the grand prize. Smaller winnings are given to those whose tickets match at least 3 numbers.
You cannot play the UK Lottery without a ticket. You may obtain your ticket from a national lottery retailer in person. You mark your selections on a play slip, and give the play slip to the retailer. The retailer issues a ticket with your selected lottery numbers on it.
An alternative way to play the UK Lottery is via the World Wide Web. To use the Internet option, you enter lottery numbers online and are then issues a \”virtual\” ticket. The virtual ticket arrives by email. You may print it out, or access your numbers by a link included in the email. It is both safe and legal to purchase lottery tickets online.
It is important that you only use authorized national lottery web sites when you buy virtual tickets. You need to keep your user name and passwords private, and be sure to log out after you purchase your tickets. This ensures that your bank information is safe.
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.
To claim your prize, write you name and address on your UK lottery ticket. It is impossible to claim a prize without a ticket. Then take your winning ticket to any authorized national lottery retailer. If no one wins the jackpot, the prize is rolled over into the next drawing.
Tom Martens is the content coordinator at UKlotterytickets.co.za.South Arica?s primary portal to the UK Lottery.
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