Set For Life odds: the top prize, the Life Ball and every tier

A Set For Life line wins the top prize 1 in 15,339,390: five numbers from 1 to 47 and the Life Ball from 1 to 10. It wins something 1 in 12.4.

Odds of every tier

Exact odds for one standard ticket, from the game's format. Source of the format: www.national-lottery.co.uk
You matchOddsChance
5 numbers + Life Ball1 in 15,339,3900.0000065%
5 numbers, without Life Ball1 in 1,704,3770.000059%
4 numbers + Life Ball1 in 73,0450.0014%
4 numbers, without Life Ball1 in 8,1160.012%
3 numbers + Life Ball1 in 1,7820.056%
3 numbers, without Life Ball1 in 1980.51%
2 numbers + Life Ball1 in 1340.75%
2 numbers, without Life Ball1 in 14.86.74%

Both top tiers are paid monthly. Five numbers with the Life Ball is the first, five without it, 1 in 1,704,377, the second: the Life Ball matches one line in ten, so the second tier is nine times more common than the first.

Two numbers win with or without the Life Ball; without it is the most common prize, 1 in 14.8.

How long the top prize takes

One draw a week, a different combination on every ticket. Set For Life.
Tickets a weekYearsTickets in allChance of ever hitting the jackpot
1105200.0034%
1502,6000.0169%
10105,2000.0339%
105026,0000.1694%
1001052,0000.3384%
10050260,0001.6807%

Questions

What are the odds of winning Set For Life?

The top prize 1 in 15,339,390 per line; any prize 1 in 12.4.

What are the odds of 5 numbers without the Life Ball?

1 in 1,704,377.

Odds are exact for one standard ticket and come from the game's published format; prize amounts and ticket prices change and are not shown here. See the methodology. Playing should stay fun: free help.

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