Thunderball, run by the National Lottery was launched in 1999. Originally the draw took place only on a Saturday. Now there is a Thunderball draw 3 times each week on Wednesday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s.
With fewer players taking part, the Thunderball jackpot prizes are smaller than those for EuroMillions and Lotto. The jackpot prize is only £500,000 but has the advantage of being a guaranteed prize.
The aim of the game is to select 5 main numbers from a possible 39, plus one ‘Thunderball’ number from a possible 14. With fewer numbers to choose from, the odds against winning one of the 9 tiers of prizes are far lower than the odds for the EuroMillions and Lotto draws.
Below is a table showing the winning combinations, the prizes available and the odds of winning
| Match | Prize | Odds of winning |
| Thunderball only | £3 | 1 in 14 |
| 1 + Thunderball | £5 | 1 in 35 |
| 2 + Thunderball | £10 | 1 in 135 |
| 3 numbers | £10 | 1 in 111 |
| 3 + Thunderball | £20 | 1 in 1,437 |
| 4 numbers | £100 | 1 in 3,647 |
| 4 + Thunderball | £250 | 1 in 47,415 |
| 5 numbers | £5,000 | 1 in 620,046 |
| 5 + Thunderball | £500,000 | 1 in 8,060,598 |
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