Controversial changes to Lotto come into play this weekend which will see the number of balls increase to 59 and the chance of winning the jackpot decrease to one in 45 million.
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At the moment, players choose six numbers up to 49, with odds of winning the jackpot sitting at just under one in 14 million.
The operator says the chances of winning at least a £1m on the new game, either through the raffle or jackpot, will be better than winning the jackpot on the current game.
One ticket has matched all six winning Florida Lotto numbers to claim a $2 million jackpot.
In addition, there will be a new prize tier created that will offer a Lotto Lucky Dip ticket to players who match just two main numbers and the four-rollover limit will be scrapped, allowing the top prize to rise up to a cap of £50 million!
Players reacted with fury to the announcement, despite Camelot’s assurances that the “enhancements” will actually give them a better chance of winning and better odds of becoming a millionaire.
Other prizes, like £25 for matching three numbers, will also remain the same.
A Lotto spokesman said: “There are more chances to become a Lotto millionaire than ever before”.
It’s the biggest shake-up since the National Lottery started 21 years ago.
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The changes are aimed at “making the game more exciting” and are according to national-lottery.co.uk “part of a never-ending push to make more millionaires and more winners, and to raise as much as we can for National Lottery Good Cause projects”.
