The Thunderball is a 5 from 39 plus 1 from 14 powerball style lotto game, which is drawn three times per week on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
The Thunderball jackpot is 500,000 GBP. To win the top prize, you need to correctly guess the 5 numbers drawn plus the Thunderball.
There are nine prize catagories, which gives great winning odds. You will even win a prize just by guessing the correct Thunderball.
Unlike most lottos, the Thunderball jackpot is not shared, which means that every jackpot winner recieves the full Thunderball jackpot prize.
You can win a prize just by matching the Thunderball alone!
Match | Odds |
---|---|
5 Balls + Thunderball | 1 in 8,060,598 |
5 Balls | 1 in 620,046 |
4 Balls + Thunderball | 1 in 47,416 |
4 Balls | 1 in 3,648 |
3 Balls + Thunderball | 1 in 1,437 |
3 Balls | 1 in 111 |
2 Balls + Thunderball | 1 in 135 |
1 Ball + Thunderball | 1 in 35 |
Thunderball | 1 in 29 |
The overall odds of winning any UK Thunderball prize is 1 in 13.
As well as the traditional method of buying your lottery ticket at the shop, you can also buy Thunderball tickets online via an authorised lottery agent (such as LottoKings). It's safe, secure and really easy. All you have to do is register an account and play!.
This means that you can play Thunderball from anywhere in the world. You can't lose your ticket and you'll be notified if you win a prize.
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