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| National lottery revamp in autumn doubles fee but raises jackpot to £5m | National lottery revamp in autumn doubles fee but raises jackpot to £5m |
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| The cost of playing the national lottery is set to double, but more winners will be able to share in the prize pot, the operator, Camelot, announced. | The cost of playing the national lottery is set to double, but more winners will be able to share in the prize pot, the operator, Camelot, announced. |
| The price of a lotto line will increase from £1 to £2 in the autumn, but the prize for matching three numbers will rise from £10 to £25. | The price of a lotto line will increase from £1 to £2 in the autumn, but the prize for matching three numbers will rise from £10 to £25. |
| However, the prize pot for matching five numbers will drop by £500 to £1,000, while the reward for matching five numbers and the bonus number will halve to £50,000. | However, the prize pot for matching five numbers will drop by £500 to £1,000, while the reward for matching five numbers and the bonus number will halve to £50,000. |
| The prize for matching four numbers will increase from £60 to £100. | The prize for matching four numbers will increase from £60 to £100. |
| The price rise is the first since lotto launched in 1994 and follows research which found that consumers "want more ways to win more money" from the game. | The price rise is the first since lotto launched in 1994 and follows research which found that consumers "want more ways to win more money" from the game. |
| On average 800,000 players win prizes for matching three or four numbers each week, while about 800 players match five numbers or five plus the bonus. | On average 800,000 players win prizes for matching three or four numbers each week, while about 800 players match five numbers or five plus the bonus. |
| The average Saturday jackpot will increase from about £4.1m to £5m and the Wednesday jackpot will increase from an estimated £2.2m to about £2.5m, while a new lotto raffle will guarantee at least 50 winners £20,000 in each draw, Camelot said. | The average Saturday jackpot will increase from about £4.1m to £5m and the Wednesday jackpot will increase from an estimated £2.2m to about £2.5m, while a new lotto raffle will guarantee at least 50 winners £20,000 in each draw, Camelot said. |
| Andy Duncan, Camelot UK's managing director, said: "Our players still love lotto but after 18 years they say they want more from it. We've spoken extensively with them to develop a re-energised game, and the changes we'll be introducing in the autumn to rejuvenate Lotto will give them what they have asked for: £25 for matching three numbers, bigger jackpots and a brand new way to play and win one of 50 prizes of a guaranteed £20,000 on each and every draw." | Andy Duncan, Camelot UK's managing director, said: "Our players still love lotto but after 18 years they say they want more from it. We've spoken extensively with them to develop a re-energised game, and the changes we'll be introducing in the autumn to rejuvenate Lotto will give them what they have asked for: £25 for matching three numbers, bigger jackpots and a brand new way to play and win one of 50 prizes of a guaranteed £20,000 on each and every draw." |
| Lotto rollover draws will also change, with the number of raffle prizes on offer increasing significantly with each rollover of the jackpot. | Lotto rollover draws will also change, with the number of raffle prizes on offer increasing significantly with each rollover of the jackpot. |
| National lottery sales, as a whole, have increased by 35% since 2002, the number of players growing by more than 12% in the past five years. Players have helped raise more than £29bn for good causes. | National lottery sales, as a whole, have increased by 35% since 2002, the number of players growing by more than 12% in the past five years. Players have helped raise more than £29bn for good causes. |
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