Camelot has revealed details of a series of special draws for September where hundreds of millions of pounds will be up for grabs.
The ‘Big September’ special draws – all of which will be supported by in-store POS and a variety of other advertising – will kick off with a £20m Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ draw on Saturday 5 September. This will then be followed by two mega EuroMillions draws – one guaranteeing 20 UK millionaires on Friday 18 September and one offering a boosted jackpot of over £100m on Friday 25 September.
In addition, there will be a special ‘Must Be Won’ draw in November to launch a change to Lotto which will see around a million people win a fiver in certain ‘Must Be Won’ draws.
From Saturday 7 November, players who match two main numbers in a Lotto ‘Must Be Won’ draw where no one matches all six main numbers to win the jackpot outright will also scoop a share of the jackpot – winning £5 in addition to their free Lucky Dip (previously the jackpot was only shared between cash prize winners) – while each of the other prize tiers can still expect to receive a share of the jackpot.
This is the first time a cash prize has been available for matching two main numbers on Lotto. Camelot hopes the move will drive increased footfall around future ‘Must Be Won’ draws.
