Two huge new National Lottery games launching this summer
Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has announced two new major game formats coming this summer: the biggest-ever change to Lotto, and the launch of a UK-specific version of Powerball, the first time the game will be available outside of the USA.
From 7th June, every £2 Lotto line will give players two chances to win – all for the same price and with the same number of balls to choose from, with a new two-round format every draw.
The change improves players’ chances of winning any prize from 1-in-9.3 to 1-in-4.9 and is expected to more than double the number of Lotto millionaires from around 140 a year to around 345.
As the nation’s ‘millionaire maker’, the new Lotto format will be the perfect complement to the UK’s first £1bn+ mega-jackpot game, which is coming this summer with the launch of a UK-specific version of Powerball. This will see UK players playing alongside their US counterparts for a chance to win the mega, shared jackpot – which will be paid out over 30 years to UK jackpot winners. The game is expected to deliver around £1bn more to UK Good Causes over the first five years, with over 30% of the ticket price returned to UK Good Causes.
Allwyn CEO, Andria Vidler said: “We are delivering on our promise to bring more games, more entertainment and more innovation to The National Lottery.
“With extensive upgrades to our digital and retail channels now complete, we have a fantastic summer lined up, as we are now able to bring these exciting new games to our players.”
Tickets for new Lotto will go on sale from Sunday 7th June*, with the first draw taking place on Wednesday 10th June. The Lotto draws will continue to take place at around 8pm every Saturday and Wednesday.
The new two-round structure will see two sets of six main balls and a Bonus Ball drawn using two separate draw machines. This means a player could win in Round 1, Round 2, or both rounds, all from a single Lotto line.
Founded in 1992, Powerball is the world’s biggest rolling jackpot game, with an uncapped jackpot starting at £12m and transformational prizes on offer. In addition to making its biggest-ever winner of over $2.04bn in 2022, over the past 34 years, Powerball has generated an estimated $38bn for good causes, including education and scholarships, veteran services, parks and recreation, and more.
Powerball is launching in the UK in partnership with the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) – a non-profit association owned and operated by its member lotteries. With 48 US-based lotteries already participating in Powerball, Allwyn will be launching a tailored version of the game for UK players.
Priced at £4 per line, this will see them playing for a chance to win the shared jackpot, paid out over 30 years for UK winners, by matching five main numbers plus the Powerball.
More info on the two new games can be found here: Powerball: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/powerball / Lotto: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/new-lotto / Lotto HotPicks: https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/new-lotto-hotpicks
*Game launches are subject to final regulatory approval
