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Best odds lottery

Hi

I was just wondering if anyone knows which lottery has the best odds that we can enter from the UK. I would really like to try and win a large sum to help clear debts and travel etc. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks
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  • DynasticDux
    DynasticDux Posts: 3,549 Forumite
    Any lottery is gambling - with the odds stacked towards the operator

    If you are in debt, then best advise is not to gamble as you will get further into debt
  • ooops
    ooops Posts: 86 Forumite
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    fair enough, I understand that. But I only intend to put in a couple of pounds a week just enough to enter. I do not have a gambling problem!
  • robbies_gal
    robbies_gal Posts: 7,895 Forumite
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    ive been doing lottery for twenty years and never won more than a tenner dont bother
    What goes around-comes around
  • D_M_E
    D_M_E Posts: 3,008 Forumite
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    We'd all like to win a few quid but there's not much chance of even pennies.

    Instead, put your 2 quid a week towards paying off your debts and stop spending money on stuff you don't want or stuff you will never use and only have one night out once a month and use the savings to help clear your debts.
  • hannonle
    hannonle Posts: 2,189 Forumite
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    Not large sums but best odds is probably the free postcode lottery. Make sure its the free one, not the one you pay for. Main draw is £300 per day and it rolls over. https://www.freepostcodelottery.com
    Thank you to everyone who posts on the competitions boards. You all rock!
  • wdywuk
    wdywuk Posts: 5,391 Forumite
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    Euro Millions has the best odds of winning for £2 a ticket winning £3.20 for 2 balls minimum etc might make a huge step in clearing the debt.

    1-50 to choice from.
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,189 Forumite
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    The least worst odds are probably those you can get by placing a bet on the health lottery with Coral - The payouts are fixed amounts the same as the health lottery but no sharing so 5 from 5 is a guaranteed £100,000 and additionally there is the slim chance of winning a million by matching all 5 and correctly picking the bonus ball.

    Otherwise the 49's for £1 but you have to match all the numbers you pick - so pick 3 and match 3 for £700, match 4 from 4 pays £10,000 and 5 from 5 is £150,000 (3 from 4, 4 from 5 etc pays nothing)

    None of these or any others you pay for should be entered if you "need" to win rather than just doing them for a bit of fun/dreaming money.
  • ooops
    ooops Posts: 86 Forumite
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    thank you for your replies. Perhaps I should have just posed the question 'which lottery has the best odds of winning' rather than putting the bit about clearing debts as I really don't need debt advice thank you.

    Thanks for your concern though.
  • StokieBecks
    StokieBecks Posts: 4,997 Forumite
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    To win big:

    national lottery 1 in 45 million
    Euromillions 1 in 140 million
    Irish lotto is only 1 in 45,000 but with an est return of about £360)
    £2 Savers Club for 2022 #12
  • silverfox11
    silverfox11 Posts: 404 Forumite
    I give up on the lottery when they put extra 10 numbers in couldn't win anything before

    The euro lottery is going up to £2.50 and they added extra star as well


    I only do the irish lottery I just pick 2 numbers I win £30 for 50p won 33 times this year


    But all lotterys or just down to luck
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