UK and Worldwide Lotteries

Lotteries, which involve the drawing of lots for a prize, are thought to date back to the Han Dynasty between 205 and 187 BC, where ticket money was used to help finance major governmental projects such as the Great Wall of China. Since those days, playing the lottery has proved to be very popular worldwide, and national lotteries have been seen as a painless form of taxation, raising money for good causes.

In this section, you can learn more about the UK National Lottery, along with other lotteries played around the word.

UK Lottery

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the UK lottery from how to play each of the many different games, to claiming your prize once you've won.

Euro Millions

Play Europe's biggest rolling jackpot game, with its largest jackpot reaching a massive £125 million.

The world's largest ever jackpot was a massive $390 million (£193 million), which was split between 2 winning ticket holders from New Jersey and Georgia in March 2007.