Lottery Odds

On average, the chance of a ticket winning a prize is better than 1 in 5†. The chance of winning one of our biggest prizes - Postcode Millions, Millionaire Street and our £250,000 prize - is better than 1 in 250,000†† and the odds of winning a £1,000 prize are better than 1 in 2,000††. The odds of winning the jackpot in Lotto are 1 in 45 million and in the Euromillions are 1 in 139 million†††.

In 2024, 87% of players won a prize. These included our £30,000 Street Prizes, shares of the monthly Postcode Millions prize and our weekly Millionaire Street prize, £1,000 prizes, £12 and £10 prizes, Prize Vouchers and e-Gift Cards.

For £12.25 a month, players are automatically entered into all People's Postcode Lottery draws. The winning postcodes are announced every day of the month. Only playing postcodes are entered into the draws, so prizes are always guaranteed to be won. For more information on what you could win, check out our amazing Prizes.

If you sign up and play, you'll a win a prize if your postcode gets lucky. 

As a guide, 18.30% of playing postcodes won a prize from July's draws.

† Based on a rolling average per draw month over the last twelve months of play. Wins include tickets winning £15 prizes, £1,000 prizes, shares of Millionaire Street and Postcode Millions prizes and other cash and non-cash prizes.

†† Based on average chance of winning per ticket per draw month based on current prize plan and number of entries.

††† As published by Allwyn in https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/lotto/game-procedures and https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/games/euromillions/game-procedures