NEW LOTTERY WHAT A CON

HITLERS DEED...

AND EVA...

Eva's Braun bread?

Longoria

still alive, rico clueless

using the two number matches under the new rules and the old rules as a guide, it looks like ticket sales have fallen by a least a third. The desperate mass advertising also gives a clue.

how much you win for 4 numbers now is a piz take

never bort a ticket in my life.

It's a joke. Last saturdays must be won resulted in one ticket winning £9 Million on the second draw. If they had left it as it was, a lot of people would have shared that £9m.

3 numbers gets you a tenner. 2 quid of that was yours !

Hey Greg, you’ve won a small prize
01/07/26
The National Lottery
Congratulations Greg,

We're pleased to tell you that you've won £1 by matching two numbers in the Lotto draw on 01 July 2026.

Pleased to tell me

Because the email says it is a SMALL prize, they've even robbed you of that couple of minutes fantasising about a life free from KFC bargain buckets.

" IT COULD BE YOU"  .should be "its a billion to one it will be you"

Had just over two thousand for five numbers, but that was a long time ago. Used to have two lines, but never bothered after they increased the price.

WEDNESDAY 995513 GOT ONE POUND TO COME WONDER HOW MANY SLEEPERS LOTTERY CHEATS WILL GET THIS WEEK

Isn’t it two quid a go these days? Match two numbers and lose half your stake!

Probably as big a con as the original lottery. 40% overround!

Don’t play…..

not called the idiot tax fer nuffin

They had a decent product when they started at a pound a go. Then got greedy, more draws, adding more numbers to ensure bigger jackpots. Introducing scratch cards then putting the price up.

No wonder they are in a mess. And deserve to be.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SLEEPERS AND THEY ARE GETTING PLENTY

every aspect of these draws is a mug bet except when theres a massive roll-over

there are thousands who do 123456 every week. theyd get about 100 quid for a 49m/1 shot. i hope it happens

almost all the big winners have been with numbers 30+, for obvious reason. but still the mugs dont get it

I have also seen people wasting their money on the hot picks. 59 numbers and the true odds of winning £800 are 1624/1! You are significantly better off betting on the Irish Lottery with the bookmakers. You are picking from only 47 numbers and some bookmakers pay £800 yet the true odds for 3 numbers are 809/1.

If numbers betting is your game,you will win at least twice as often on the Irish and lose significantly less.

By the way there is 1 independent bookmaker paying 825/1 for 3 numbers on the Irish meaning you can play to win free money!

How: cover all 47 numbers in 16215 trebles @ £1 (If you have a spare £16K) and you are guaranteed a return of £16520 - a win of £315 risk free!

SAT 1.011.65 GOT A ONE POUND TO COME WHAT A CON PLENTY OF SLEEPERS FOR THE LOTTERY AND 3 NUMBERS £10 USED TO BE £30 IF THERES 2 DRAWS 3NUMBERS SHOULD BE £15 CHEATS CHEATS CHEATS ROBING THE PUBLIC BLIND

Couldn't tell you when I lost bought a ticket but it was years ago.

It winds me up how the narrative surrounding the lottery, bingo and these inane word games that keep popping up in the ad breaks, not to mention the winning of the house is completely at odds to the demon gambling narrative that most of us are used too.

last

Selective blindness by the powers that be duffy, all those shows that advertise competitions that you enter by text get away with it too (usually £2 a pop).

Then we have the likes of Omaze - £15 minimum subs per month. Of course they and others offer a "free" postal entry but how many would go for that ? You have to buy a stamp anyway so may as well just pay to enter. But by allowing "free" entries they don't need a license from the gambling commission apparently.

dont believe any bookmaker would pay 825/1 for a 809/1 shot

even if nobody permed all numbers it would be a loser ever time

Omaze pmsl...£4,000,000 house and £250,000 cash and £1,000,000 charity donation...where in fcks name are they gona sell 550,000 £10 tickets?

It is a bit shambolic really what plank thought that up a quid won't buy a cigarette. An already damaged product now beyond repair don't they know people me you joe public are laughing at this new set
up nothing exciting when you log on now win you aren't really when you take stakes away just ***** you off in fact new way playing is infuriating made for babies and toddlers an oldies going la la you get so pigged off you don't play. Postcode Lotto has taken over as a bigger better. I won two quid message you have won woopie do a SMALL win wouldn't but a pint. So you just don't play ................

Jul 5, 2026 -- 10:44PM, Busyfool wrote:

dont believe any bookmaker would pay 825/1 for a 809/1 shoteven if nobody permed all numbers it would be a loser ever time

It is true - Jenningsbet in Newcastle town centre.

ANOTHER NEARLY MILLION TO GET £1 PLENTY OF SLEEPERS FOR THE LOTTERY PEOPLE AND 3 NUMBERS £10 WHAT A JOKE PMSL AT THE NEW LOTTERY

latest nearly 2 milion got £1 but 5 numbers paid £145 pmsl at that what a joke bring back camelot

Jul 12, 2026 -- 11:10AM, the.mad.dog.man wrote:

latest nearly 2 milion got £1 but 5 numbers paid £145 pmsl at that what a joke bring back camelot

Match 5 is guaranteed at £1k MDM

still rubish

MORE THEN A MILLION GOT A £1 UNLUCKY PMSL

think  back years ago 49 numbers now  up 59. so  all those millions and it is  millions. at work  or with friends had  syndicates  1 t0  49, so every draw with numbers drawn out 51 to 59

AND THEN THERE IS THE  POST CODE LOTTERY. INTERESTING HOW  MANY  POST CODES  IN GREAT  BRITAIN.

The lottery is deliberately structured to keep people poor. It isn’t technically a scam, but it is engineered to:

extract money from those with the least,

offer impossible, astronomical odds,

use psychology to keep people playing,

and return far less value than it takes in.

People in financial stress keep playing out of hope and desperation, while the rich don’t need to. There’s no logic to it — yet millions cling to birthdays, “lucky numbers,” and rituals that mean nothing in a game of pure randomness.

If you want to see the typical lottery mindset, just watch Deal or No Deal. You’ll see perfectly intelligent people acting as if there’s a strategy in a game built entirely on chance. That’s the psychology the lottery depends on: the belief that luck can be controlled, patterns exist, and the next choice might finally change everything.

(cool hand  luke) Wow we have got  a PHILOSOPHER on the  forum well said Luke

in other words, a chav tax

the scummy ads even play on that fact. make a joke out of those people that say it's impossible to win. it's a akin to alleging all of the lottery hawks are 'conspiracy theorists'.

it's almost like the nudge unit of the government is enlisted in the manipulation.

despicable behaviour, but not unexpected.

Sounds like the TOTE got greedy..

cool_hand_luke 17 Jul 26 09:22 

If you want to see the typical lottery mindset, just watch Deal or No Deal. You’ll see perfectly intelligent people acting as if there’s a strategy in a game built entirely on chance.
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I've always said that programme should be banned, it's way beyond ridiculous.

Jul 2, 2026 -- 10:46AM, Ramruma wrote:

Because the email says it is a SMALL prize, they've even robbed you of that couple of minutes fantasising about a life free from KFC bargain buckets.

People in financial stress keep playing out of hope and desperation, while the rich don’t need to. There’s no logic to it — yet millions cling to birthdays, “lucky numbers,” and rituals that mean nothing in a game of pure randomness.

If you want to see the typical lottery mindset, just watch Deal or No Deal. You’ll see perfectly intelligent people acting as if there’s a strategy in a game built entirely on chance. That’s the psychology the lottery depends on: the belief that luck can be controlled, patterns exist, and the next choice might finally change everything


About 10 years ago or so, there was one Euromillions Super Jackpot draw of over 100 mil, it was reported then that there were twice as many tickets bought for that draw in the two financial hub of London alone, Square Mile and Canary Wharf, than there were for the rest of the country put together. Not just your average Joe looking for a quick exit from the daily ground, but your intellectual, academic professional all putting logic and value aside as well.

increased your chance of winning, whilst decreasing the prize. like most things in this country going backwards
I think it'll be £5 a pop within a few years

luckily I got 4 numbers in June just before it changed and collected £140 now its £50. for a 1 in 1,091 chance

I've just had a look at hotpicks, so you get 6.5k for 4 numbers, where it used to 13k, so you're now basically paying 50 pence for the first draw and 50 pence for the second draw to win half of what used to be on offer, knowing full well there is a cat in  hells chance you could ever possibly win both draws. Halving your stake to win half the amount.

The only time it's ever worth playing the lottery or Euro millions is

a) when the jackpot is maxed out and can no longer roll over, meaning trickle down prizes

b) when the Euromillions is won and is back down to it's base rate (15 mil?), sales must drop off a cliff meaning a much greater chance of winning the 1 million pound raffle, still incredibly unlikely but a much better chance in theory  nonetheless.

c) when they have specials, such as 10 millionaire raffles, of course sales will increase, but not 10 fold.

I vaguely remember the lottery had something like 50 raffle prizes of small amounts, like 20k or something, that is much more enticing than these nonsense new structured prizes on their games, but for some reason they done away with them.

I haven't logged in for nearly a year but if these are the changes, wont be logging in any time soon.

Kind Regards.

Also it's a schoolboy error to send emails saying 'you've won a Small prize' as someone mentioned earlier, surely just say prize instead to entice to log on, poor marketing strategy.

mods stopping posts.

Powerball Money is coming on 21st of July 2026

It's really depressing how many people get seduced by this nonsense. It will never happen, but wouldn't you love to see the percentage of players that get some kind of handout or housing concession from the tax revenue pot. Including sp. At least 50%

They have completely fecked this up 24 quid rolldown for three numbers good old days wouldn't you get 30 I staked 20 loads less playing now what a total c*** up you've won a SMALL prize a fecking quid who makes these decisions?

There will be more good causes wanting dosh than players soon do the GC get involved in prize amounts you just wonder a quid doesn't even buy a tinnie of smart price lager disgusting.

was not won so £24 for3 NUMBERS and £5 FOR 2 NUMBERS SOMEONE GET THEM CLOSED DOWN

was not won so £24 for3 NUMBERS and £5 FOR 2 NUMBERS SOMEONE GET THEM CLOSED DOWN

Just had a look back to the last times I got 3 numbers in a 'must be won' draw (The only time I play it) with no jackpot winner and a rolldown to the other prizes.

March 4th 3 numbers I got £129.

March 25th 3 numbers I got £99.

As said would have been £24 last night.

Also, no rolldown increase for 4 or 5 numbers now. Last night was £1000 for 5 numbers. March 4th and 25th was £11,000 and £15,000 for 5.

Rip off. Sorry for the aftertiming

just think when NL ties up with US power ball game - you have 1 in 300 million chance of winning jackpot - DOH!!!!