The UK Lotto game is only one roll away from a "must win" jackpot draw on January 12. Group S28 will launch to buy tickets for the draw along with all the other S groups.
The UK Lotto game is only one roll away from a "must win" jackpot draw on January 12. Group S28 will launch to buy tickets for the draw along with all the other S groups.
The $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 5 draw was not won and is a minimum $7 million for the next draw. Sales of $14.4 million were 13% lower than average and 4% lower than the previous draw. There was a 71% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 24% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 5% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was very low at 39%. The jackpot was under funded from sales by $1.8 million.
Bad news - the UK Lotto jackpot was won and so no group play for the January 12 draw. Good news - the next possible roll down draw will be Wednesday, January 30. Wednesday draws have lower sales than Saturday draws resulting in a much higher payout. If there is a roll down draw on January 30, at least 3 groups will launch to buy tickets and a positive return is highly likely. That is, collectively, the groups will probably win more than they spend.
The $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 9 draw was not won and is a minimum $9 million for the next draw. Sales of $13.4 million were 19% lower than average and 7% lower than the previous draw. There was a 73% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 23% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 4% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was very low at 44%. The jackpot was under funded from sales by $0.9 million.
The $18.3 million Lotto Max jackpot for the January 11 draw was won - one winning ticket sold in Ontario. Sales of $33.7 million were 15% lower than average and 6% higher than the previous draw. There was a 79% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 19% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 2% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was vey low at 32%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
The $9.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 12 draw was not won and is an estimated $12 million for the next draw. Sales of $15.1 million were 9% lower than average and 12% higher than the previous draw. There was a 70% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 25% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 5% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was low at 47%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
The $12.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 16 draw was not won and is an estimated $16 million for the next draw. Sales of $15.1 million were 9% lower than average and 1% lower than the previous draw. There was a 70% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 25% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 5% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was just above average at 54%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
UK Lotto - The article describing changes to the UK Lotto game has been updated with new information. In summary, Wednesday roll down draws are expected to have the best payout and multiple S groups will launch for those draws. A single S group will launch for Saturday roll down draws. Link to article - http://www.lotterygroup.info/Blog/181101.htm
The $10 million Lotto Max jackpot for the January 18 draw was not won and is an estimated $17 million for the next draw. Sales of $31.2 million were 22% lower than average and 7% lower than the previous draw. There was a 81% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 18% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 1% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was vey low at 27%. The jackpot was under funded from sales by $1.2 million.
The $17 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 19 draw was not won and is an estimated $20 million for the next draw. Sales of $20.7 million were 25% higher than average and 38% higher than the previous draw. There was a 61% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 30% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 9% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was above average at 64%. The b onus prizes were under funded from sales by $0.6 million placing the Guaranteed Prize Fund at a new record deficit of $107.4 million
Group A14 launched to buy tickets for the January 23 Lotto 649 draw. The jackpot is an estimated $20 million - the largest Lotto 649 jackpot since October 3, 2018.
The A groups plan to buy at least 770 tickets for the January 23 Lotto 649 draw giving odds of 1 in 18,161 of winning the jackpot.
The A groups bought a total of 862 tickets for the January 23 Lotto 649 draw giving odds of 1 in 16,223 of winning the jackpot. The jackpot is an estimated $20 million. This is the largest Lotto 649 jackpot since October 3, 2018.
There is still time to join Group A14. As always, there is never a promise nor a guarantee there will be enough time before a draw to process requests to join. The sooner a payment is made, the better the chances of getting in.
The $20.5 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 23 draw was not won and is an estimated $24 million for the next draw. Sales of $17.2 million were 3% higher than average and 17% lower than the previous draw. There was a 66% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 27% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 7% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was above average at 68%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
Group A15 launched to buy tickets for the January 26 Lotto 649 draw. The jackpot is an estimated $24 million - the largest Lotto 649 jackpot since October 3, 2018.
The A groups plan to buy at least 800 tickets for the January 26 Lotto 649 draw giving odds of 1 in 17,480 of winning the jackpot.
The $17.4 million Lotto Max jackpot for the January 25 draw was not won and is an estimated $26 million for the next draw. Sales of $30.9 million were 22% lower than average and 1% lower than the previous draw. There was a 81% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 17% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 2% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was very low at 32%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
Group A15 has 108 shares for tonight's draw. The A groups bought 998 tickets for the January 26 Lotto 649 draw giving odds of 1 in 14,012 of winning the jackpot.
The $24.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot for the January 26 draw was not won and is a bonus $30 million for the next draw. Sales of $20 million were 20% higher than average and 16% higher than the previous draw. There was a 62% chance the jackpot would not be won, a 30% chance of 1 winning ticket and a 8% chance of 2 or more winners. The payout was above average at 73%. The jackpot was fully funded from sales.
A total of five S groups launched to buy tickets for the UK Lotto draw on January 30. It is a roll down jackpot with an estimated value of C$22 million based on current exchange rates.
The following article describes why this is a great buying opportunity and the prediction that if the jackpot is not won, the S groups will collectively win more than they spend:
http://www.lotterygroup.info/Blog/181101.htm
The S groups bought 1,804 UK Lotto tickets for the January 30 draw giving odds of 1 in 24,976 of winning the jackpot.
The S groups are now closed to new shares. Group A16 is still open for tonight's Lotto 649 bonus jackpot.