Thunderball is the UK National Lottery game with four weekly draws and nine prize tiers. Check here for the latest results and past winners! Choose your five main numbers from 1 to 39 and one Thunderball number from 1 to 14. Purchase a ticket before the draw date. The live Thunderball draw is held every Tuesday, Friday and Wednesday at 8:00pm. You can also watch the draw on YouTube.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions about the Thunderball lottery, you’re in the right place. This page answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the game, including how to play, prize amounts and odds of winning. You can also find information about how to claim your prizes.
The National Lottery’s Thunderball is an instant-win game, which draws every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at around 8.15pm. Tickets can be purchased online and at authorised retailers. The prize amounts vary depending on the number of winners, and the odds of winning a specific tier depend on the total value of tickets sold.
If the total value of a particular draw is higher than expected, a ‘prize capping’ rule may apply, which limits the number of prizes that can be paid out to four times the average entry value of the draw. This only happens in very unusual circumstances. Unclaimed prizes are allocated to the Good Causes fund.
Rules
Thunderball draws are held four times a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. If the five main numbers on your ticket match those in the draw and you have a valid Thunderball number, you will win a prize. The top prize is PS250,000 for matching five main numbers and the thunderball results.
There are several ways to score points in pro thunderball, including hitting the opponent with the ball while they’re out-of-bounds, which is a method known as Jousting. However, there are some objects that nullify a point, such as walls and the net.
To play, fill out a Play Slip with the numbers you wish to select and hand it in at an authorised retailer. You can choose a single board for one week for PS1 or fill in a selection of up to four boards for three weeks at a time for PS12. Any prizes won must be claimed within 180 days, after which any unclaimed winnings will be allocated to the National Lottery Good Causes fund.
Prizes
Thunderball is the UK’s biggest lottery game, offering a chance to win up to PS500,000 by correctly matching five main numbers and the Thunderball. It takes place four times a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and costs just PS1 per line. You can buy tickets online or at an authorised retailer in the UK. The results are published as soon as the draw is finished, so you don’t have to watch the live show.
Prize amounts are fixed other than in exceptional circumstances, meaning you won’t have to share a prize pot with anyone else. You can find all the details about the prizes offered on this page, including the latest results and a table of previous Thunderball winners. This table also includes information about the different prize tiers. In some rare cases, prizes may be capped when the total prize payouts exceed four times the ticket sales receipts. This is done to ensure that the prize money is distributed evenly.
Taxes
There are no taxes associated with winnings from the Thunderball lottery. When you buy a ticket, roughly 50% of the money will go to the prize pool, 28% will be used for projects to improve the UK regions and 5% will be given to retailers for selling tickets. The remaining 12% goes to the UK government for a duty charge and 4.5% will cover operating costs. Keep in mind that you should never give out your personal information to anyone who calls or e-mails you and claims you’ve won a prize from the lottery. These people are most likely scammers. The official draw for the lottery is televised and all wins are tax-free.
We publish the latest official results of each draw shortly after it takes place. You can also find past results from previous draws.
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No player matched all six main numbers and the Thunderball number so tonight’s PS500,000 top prize remains unclaimed. We will bring you the results from the draw as soon as they are available. The UK National Lottery’s cheapest game costs just £1 to play, with nine prize tiers including a fixed jackpot of PS500,000. Discover insights from our statistical tables to inform your Thunderball strategy.
