All you need to know about how to win Lotto HotPicks

Introduced in February 2011 by The National Lottery, Lotto HotPicks is an add-on game linked to the main Lotto draw. Lotto HotPicks is an add-on game in so much that it doesn’t have its own draw. Results are determined by the Wednesday and Saturday main Lotto draws. In reality, it’s five add-on games not one. The objective of the game is to ‘pick’ 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, numbers that match those in the main Lotto draw.

If you choose to ‘pick’ 1 number and you do, then you win a set prize of £5. the odds against doing that are 9 to 1.

If you choose to ‘pick’ 3 numbers, you have to match all 3 to win a prize of £450. If you were to match only two having played ‘pick 3′, then you don’t win anything.

Play ‘pick 5′ and match all five and you win the £130,000 main prize. The odds against that happening are 317,814 to 1

These odds aren’t great but can be drastically reduced by having more entries into the Lotto draw. Great advice I hear you say, but what if I can’t afford more entries. Well that’s where we can help. Sign up to FreeNationalLotteryTickets and you will be able to get free tickets into all the Lotto and EuroMillions draws totally free. There’s no catch, read our FAQS to see how it works.

The most convenient way to buy tickets for Lotto HotPicks is to open an account with the National Lottery and buy your tickets online. Not only is it easy, but you can set up a ticket that will play for 8 continuous weeks. You will then receive a reminder to tell you when your ticket is expiring and prompting you to get a new one. That means you never have to miss a draw again. If you’re not sure which numbers to select, you can choose a lucky dip, or, if you like a little bit more control than that, why not let our Lotto Number Generator choose the numbers for you. If you don’t like what it throws up, simply try again. The National Lottery will call off funds from your bank account monthly to pay for your tickets and thereafter everything is taken care of. You don’t even have to check your results because if you are lucky enough to win, the National Lottery will send you an email advising you and deposit your winnings straight into your account. With £millions worth of prizes going unclaimed each year, playing online is by far the best way to play the lottery.