Lotto Plus 5

The Lotto Plus 5 was released for the consumption of the general UK market in February of this year, and was designed to act as an expansion of, rather than an entirely autonomous entity to, the main Lotto draw. Therefore, for those of us who are experiencing the Lotto Plus 5 for the very first time, the fact that there is a degree of overlap between the Lotto Plus 5 and the Main Lotto is not an error, but rather, a deliberate design. Specifically, the Lotto Plus 5 relies upon and makes use of the same sections of the game that are utilised for the main Lotto draw. Beyond that however, the overlap ends.

The producers of the main Lotto draw identified that by virtue of the fact that the main Lotto draw is concluded on a Wednesday and Saturday night, this meant that there was a bit of a gap in the interim period between the two draws. With that in mind then, the Lotto Plus 5 was specifically designed with the mandate of ensuring that the gap was adequately filled and so it takes place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

For those of us who are cynically minded and are sceptical about what could he uncharitably described and interpreted as being a cheap ploy to raise more money by forcing players to pay for each individual draw, the Lotto Plus 5 enables players the opportunity to participate in all 5 of the draws with a single flat fee paid.

Playing Lotto Plus 5

The purchase of Lotto Plus 5 tickets is very straightforward indeed as the player will simply be required to submit their numbers for the main Lotto game and then, upon paying an additional fee, they will be entitled to have their numbers entered into the subsequent Lotto Plus 5 draws.

Please note that the draws that the numbers chosen by the player (and by association then, the player themselves) will be entirely contingent upon whether the player chooses to play in the Lotto Plus 5 game either relying upon the Wednesday or the Saturday Lotto entry. Therefore, if the player should decide that they will enter into Wednesday’s Lotto game and then choose to wager in the Lotto Plus 5 games as well then this means that the numbers that they choose will be entered for the Lotto Plus 5 draws hosted on a: Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

What if the player decides that they will enter into the Saturday Lotto game, and like the example outlined above, decides to enter into the Lotto Plus 5 games at the same time? In that case, the numbers they draw will be entered into the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Lotto Plus 5 draws.

Please note that each of the individual Lotto Plus 5 draws that are hosted will provide the player with the opportunity to win various prizes of fixed amounts. The value of 1st prize for the Lotto Plus 5 draw (where the player is able to correctly match all 6 digits) is set at £250,000! Whilst the more avaricious among us may turn our nose up at the “paltry” figure of £250,000 because it is much lower than the jackpot we would win with the main Lotto draw, it is still a very considerable amount of money indeed. When you factor in the actual cost levied for the Lotto Plus 5 draws it is fair to say that the player is onto a good thing indeed.

The people responsible for the operation of the Lotto Plus 5 game have predicted that the game will help to generate an additional half a million new players. Indeed, one of the most exciting and commendable aspects of the Lotto Plus 5 is that every single day of the week is now filled with promises of excitement afoot, as every day provides the player with an opportunity to win a lot of money for little in return.