How to win Lotto HotPicks

Lotto HotPicks is a game designed to give players the opportunity of winning bigger prizes for picking and matching fewer Lotto numbers.

There is no separate HotPicks draw. HotPicks is derived from the Lotto game and uses the Lotto numbers drawn bi-weekly on Wednesday’s and Saturday’s.

How To Play Lotto HotPicks

For each Lotto draw, there are five different ways you can play Lotto HotPicks.

The aim of the game is to pick 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the Lotto numbers from 1 to 49. Not as simple as it sounds when you add the fact that you have to select how many you are aiming to match and that you have to match them all to win. For example, if you choose to play ‘Pick 3′, you would select 3 numbers from 1 – 49. If all 3 numbers were drawn in the main Lotto draw then you would have a winning ticket. If only 1 or 2 numbers matched those in the Lotto draw, then you wouldn’t win anything.

It isn’t necessary to enter the main Lotto game to play Lotto HotPicks.

Each ‘Pick’ costs £1.

On a HotPicks payslip you can play up to 5 games for both the Wednesday and Saturday draws and choose to play those same numbers for up to eight weeks in advance, starting with the next draw.

The same options are available to those playing Lotto HotPicks Online

Your HotPicks Ticket

If you purchase your Lotto HotPicks ticket through a National Lottery retailer, the first thing you must do is check that the ticket matches the selection you’ve made on your payslip, and that the draw dates and number or weeks you’ve entered are also correct. It is always good practise to immediately write your name and address on the reverse of your ticket. That way if you lost your ticket and it happened to be a winner, no-one else would be able to claim the winnings without the Lottery Operator carrying out an investigation. Then ensure that you put your ticket in a safe place as it is your only proof of purchase and is required in order to make a claim. Here are some of the more unusual places that players have used as a safe place to keep their ticket.

Lotto HotPicks Odds

Game          Match       Odds       Prize
HotPick 1    1 number    9:1               £5
HotPick 2    2 numbers  79:1            £40
HotPick 3    3 numbers  922:1         £450
HotPick 4    4 numbers  14,126:1   £7,000
HotPick 5    5 numbers  317,814:1  £130,000

* The prize value may in exceptional circumstances vary depending on the number of winners and volume of ticket sales.

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