More winners as Lotto line cost doubles

THE cost of playing the Lottery is set to double – but more winners will share in the prize pot, operator Camelot has announced.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Jan 2013, 06:00 BST

The price of a Lotto line will increase from £1 to £2 in the autumn, but the prize for matching three numbers will rise from £10 to £25.

However, the prize pot for matching five numbers will drop by £500 to £1,000, while the reward for matching five numbers and the bonus number will halve to £50,000. The prize for matching four numbers will increase from £60 to £100.

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The price rise is the first since Lotto launched in 1994 and follows research which found that consumers “want more ways to win more money” from the game.

An average 800,000 players win prizes for matching three or four numbers each week, while around 800 players match five numbers or five plus the bonus.

The average Saturday jackpot will increase from around £4.1m to £5m and the Wednesday jackpot will increase from an estimated £2.2m to £2.5m, while a new Lotto raffle will guarantee at least 50 winners £20,000 in each draw.