Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2016

Swiss Lotto overview - New European competition for UK Lotto

General Info
Swiss lotto is a jackpot draw type lottery started up for the German speaking and French speaking regions of Switzerland yet back in 1970. Over the years of its operation it has undergone a number of format changes and currently uses the the double matrix.



Game play
Playing Swiss lotto implies choosing 6 numbers from the guess range of 1 to 42 (these are the main numbers) as well as 1 bonus number from the separate range of 1 to six. Winning the jackpot requires matching all of them.



Winnings
Swiss lotto jackpot winning chances are estimated as 1 in 31 474 716. The game totally offers 8 prize categories including the grand prize and the 7 secondary cash prizes. To find the detailed prizes and winning odds breakdown as well as the in-depth review on the game read IceLotto review



Record jackpot
The games all the time record jackpot accounted for 48.6 mln francs was won on 23 August 2014. The grand prize winning numbers then were 21, 22, 3, 4, 7, 23 + 2.



Swiss lotto is held twice a week at  9.40 and 7.20 on the Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
The latest Switzerland lotto draw was held on 21 November 2015 (draw # 2015 / 93). The main and the bonus numbers drawn by the raffle drum were 6, 7, 8, 24, 38, 39 as well as 5.
This time the grand prize was scooped by 1 lucky player who won CHF 9,5 mln. The secondary prizes were divided as follows:



2nd - 6 numbers - No Winner



3rd - 5 + bonus number - CHF 16,678



4th - 5 numbers - CHF 1,000



5th - 4 + bonus number - CHF 192



6th - 4 - CHF 98



7th - 3 + bonus number - CHF 26



8th - 3 numbers - CHF 11




To try luck in this lotto irrespective of the actual location, go online and find a reliable agent, register and follow the instruction to choose the numbers and order the ticket. Good luck! You will be also able get other updates online like for instance Powerball results USA

Mittwoch, 24. Februar 2016

6 mln pounds jackpot won in UK Lotto

During the last draw held on 20 February 2016 UK Lotto, a British lottery game operated by UK National lottery company, jack-potted an impressive sum of 6.7 mln pounds. According to the official press release the jackpot was hit by a single ticket purchased in Sheffield.

The jackpot winning combination in the draw #2104 was 2, 17, 35, 41, 57, 59 + 42. The first 5 numbers a the main ones while the last is the bonus one. All the numbers are accounted for getting the main lottery prize.

There were no second prize winners but 60 players were lucky to match 5 main numbers and win 1,700 pounds.

There was also 1 Millionaire Maker raffle winner getting 1 million pounds as well as 20 winners getting 20K pounds.

UK lotto popularity has already expanded abroad as it is offered by the major online lottery providers such as PlayhugeLottos review.

The next jackpot to be raffled by UK Lotto accounts for $2.2 mln.