Health Lottery Syndicates
The Health Lottery was set up in 2011 as a way to raise funds for health-related projects across Great Britain and give players the opportunity to win great prizes. Draws take place five times a week – on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and there are awards of up to £100,000 up for grabs.
How to Play
The Health Lottery requires players to select five numbers between 1 and 50, for the chance to win up to £100,000. Five numbers are randomly drawn in each game, followed by a Bonus Ball from the remaining 45 numbers to create extra prize tiers.
Online Health Lottery syndicates purchase multiple entries for draws to increase the chances of winning a prize. Players therefore do not have to decide which numbers they would like to play, and are instead choosing how many shares they want in the group.
Anyone who buys at least one share is guaranteed to receive a portion of the winnings when the syndicate lands a prize, but if you hold a greater number of shares you stand to win more. For example, if the Health Lottery syndicate has 20 available shares and you purchase five of them, you will receive a quarter of any total prize won by the group, whereas a player holding just one share would receive 5% of the total winnings.
Syndicate winnings are paid out automatically online, so all you have to do after a draw has taken place is check your player account for details of your share of the prizes.
Odds and Prizes
There are six fixed prizes in the Health Lottery, so players can pick up cash rewards for matching just two of the main numbers plus the Bonus Ball. Any ticket holder who matches all five main numbers will win up to £100,000.
| Prize Category | Prize | Odds on a single ticket | Odds in an example syndicate playing 20 lines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match 5 |
£100,000 | 1 in 2,118,760 | 1 in 105,938 |
| Match 4 + Bonus Ball |
£10,000 | 1 in 423,752 | 1 in 21,187 |
| Match 4 |
£250 | 1 in 9,631 | 1 in 468 |
| Match 3 + Bonus Ball |
£50 | 1 in 4,815 | 1 in 240 |
| Match 3 |
£20 | 1 in 224 | 1 in 11.2 |
| Match 2 + Bonus Ball |
£10 | 1 in 224 | 1 in 11.2 |
*Health Lottery prizes are fixed. However, the top prize is equal to 10% of the total ticket sales, up to £100,000, and the prize is shared if there are multiple winners.
Health Lottery Winners
Colleagues from an electrical company in Grimsby discovered the benefits of playing in a syndicate when they teamed up to win £10,000 on the Health Lottery. Lee Brechin split the money with his workmates and used his winnings to enjoy a holiday with his family. Check out the syndicate winners page to read more winners’ stories.