Player guides: how the UK lottery works
How to play, how to claim a prize and whether winnings are taxed. Plain-language guides to the National Lottery games.
How to play the UK lottery: Lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball and Set For Life explained
Who can play, where to buy a ticket, what each game costs, how the draws work and what the two Lotto rounds mean.
How to claim a National Lottery prize: deadlines, amounts and where to go
180 days to claim, what a shop can pay out, how prizes over £500 and over £50,000 are paid, and what to do with a lost ticket.
Are UK lottery winnings taxed? The UK rules and what happens if you live abroad
No income tax on National Lottery prizes in the UK, what is taxed later (interest, gifts, inheritance) and why a win can be taxable in your home country, with Poland as the example.
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