InterLotto.com/uk
If you have a taste for foreign lotteries as well as our own National Lottery, then pay a visit to www.interlotto.com/uk. This is the UK themed page of the site, and it has a link to the UK results which go right back to when the lottery first started. That's quite a feat for any website, and it is the foremost reason why we have chosen this website to be among our top choices.
The results are split into years and months, so all you need to do is click on the appropriate month in the year you need and you will get a complete set of Lottery results for every main draw that occurred that month. The total amount of prize money that was on offer is also displayed.
There is also a link in the menu on the left hand side which takes you into the EuroMillions section of the site, and similarly once you have clicked on that you can select the complete EuroMillions results screen from the next page. This is laid out in the same way as the main UK lottery draw results are.
If you like analysing the past results to try and come up with a strategy for picking the winning numbers in future, this is definitely the site to bookmark for access to all the data you need.
TheBigBigLotto.com
Dusky pink is the interesting colour of choice for this website, which as a result looks completely different from any others. There is one feature that really makes this site stand out, and that is the fact that there is a comprehensive results section included.
The site is aimed at people who want to buy tickets to participate in lotteries in other countries. As such you can access results from the most popular lotteries all over the world. For the UK Lotto draw simply click on that option and you can see the latest fifteen or so weeks of results. You will also notice that you can sign up for their newsletter, which enables you to get the latest results emailed to you once they have been drawn.
If you have a website in a related area you will no doubt be interested in the fact that you can get an XML feed of the latest UK Lotto results displayed on your site. You'll find all the information you need at www.thebigbiglotto.com.
LotteryGoodCauses.org.uk
This is another website that has the power to make you feel good even when you end up holding a losing lottery ticket!
That's because it reveals how the charitable portion of your ticket goes to help the people who really need to come up trumps on the lottery. This is the best part of what the lottery really stands for; we all love to see big winners but in the end some of the biggest winners are those who have been able to change their local areas for the better thanks to a lottery donation.
The most fascinating part of this website is the section on Lottery Stories. This brings up a map of the UK which you can hover your mouse over to access the area you live in (or any other area of interest). Clicking on a county brings up the projects in that area which have been helped by lottery funding in some way.
You can then view any of the projects to find out more about them – and you might be surprised by how close by some of them are. The website can be found at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk and it is an outstanding example of how we are all helping to make our surroundings that bit better by continuing to play the lottery.
Lottery.Uk.Msn.Com
The National Lottery pages on the MSN website are worth a look if you like to cut right to the chase and find the information which matters – namely the results!
The latest sets of results for both the UK Lotto and the EuroMillions draws are shown on the main page, along with links that allow you to enter your numbers and pay for your ticket for the next draw.
The tabs at the top of the page give you a number of other options too, and if you click on the ‘all results' option you will see the results for all the UK draws, including Daily Play and the Thunderball draws. The page which allows you to buy your lottery tickets also reveals some other teasing bits of information that you can click on to find out more.
But the best part of the whole section of http://lottery.uk.msn.com is the way you get the site to choose your numbers for you. Whether it is popping toast, picking cheese (yes really) or our personal favourite, bashing the escaped lottery balls, this is the best way you will find to pick your next batch of numbers!
We dare you to try it only once…
LottoStrategies.com
If you need a website that gives you statistical analysis and countless ways to interpret how the balls are appearing in each draw, then you need to visit www.lottostrategies.com now.
This is by far the most comprehensive site we have seen on this subject, and as you will see by the long menu bar down the left hand side of the screen, there is plenty here to keep you occupied crunching those numbers for hours on end.
Take a look at Smart Pick to begin with. You might think at first glance that it only deals with American lotteries, but scroll down through the first box and you will soon see the United Kingdom appear as an option. Click on that and you will see the six main draws appear. Select the one you need and press the submit button to receive lists of the six numbers that are overdue for an appearance, the six that appear most often, and the six that appear least often. It doesn't guarantee a win of course, but it can be a great way to help you pick your numbers!
There are also options to analyse game data from months or years in the past, and a big section on the benefits of using wheeling methods to pick your tickets. All in all, this website does exactly what the name of the URL says it does – it gives you the best lottery strategies and analysis available online today.
Lottery.Culture.Gov.Uk
This is worth a mention since it is perhaps the definitive site to go to if you want to find out about the lottery money that is being distributed in your local area. It offers a very comprehensive search facility and unlike some other sites it doesn't just contain details of those projects that have been successful in their bid for some lottery cash. It also gives you details on how to apply for a grant yourself if you should wish to do so.
The pre-defined searches give you a quick glance at each area and the amounts that they have received in total so far; these are broken down into areas so you can get a good idea of where the money is going.
This is one of the best sites to visit if you want to know how your area ranks overall in the lottery good causes department. Visit www.lottery.culture.gov.uk for more details.
Natlotcomm.gov.uk
This is an outstanding website that features plenty of information about all aspects of the National Lottery. Of particular interest is a feature on the amount of scam emails doing the rounds at present, telling people they have won the lottery. This feature can be found in the ‘information for players' section, and is well worth reading to ensure you don't get caught out by one of these emails.
The site also tells you more about what the National Lottery Commission (hence the website address) actually does, as well as going into the background of the lottery in more detail. There is also a timeline which shows you how the lottery has developed since its inception way back in 1993 – a full year before the first draw took place.
You can also check out a whole array of facts concerning the lottery – including the fact that over £20 BILLION has been donated to good causes throughout the UK in the fourteen years since that first draw took place.
If all that has whetted your appetite to find out more, you should visit http://www.natlotcomm.gov.uk to read more.
Grant-Tracker.org
This is another site dedicated to the 28p in every pound that goes into the pot for good causes, but this one differs from the others in that it gives a lot more information on how to fundraise in other ways as well.
There are news items which highlight those organisations that have succeeded in getting lottery funding, and the Grant Makers page contains plenty of information on the National Lottery specifically. The page also links into other lottery related articles you may find of interest.
If you want to get funding for a local project from the National Lottery, then www.grant-tracker.org is a good place to start.
UKLotteryLive.com
This website certainly isn't lacking in the colour stakes, as you'll see when you arrive on the home page at www.uklotterylive.com.
This site is a good source for information, but make sure you buy your tickets via the official National Lottery site as normal. The latest draw results are displayed front and centre on the home page, and there are several links that are worth taking a look at too. Clicking on the results tab at the top of the page will reveal the last month's worth of results for the main lottery draw in the UK, but there is more to this site than reading the results from previous draws.
On the home page you can access lottery stories about people who have been lucky enough to scoop the jackpot in one of the most recent lottery draws. There are normally around five stories on this page and they do make for interesting reading, as they show how people's lives can change when they do get lucky enough to win.
Worth bookmarking if you like to read about the people who do strike it lucky!
CamelotGroup.Co.Uk
What better place to go for lottery information than to the website of the organisation that is responsible for running it in the UK?
The Camelot Group has run the National Lottery since the very beginning, and as such it knows an awful lot about how it all works, as is indicated by the home page of their website. There are several PDF documents you can download and read at your leisure, as well as a range of stories about recent winners of the UK Lotto draw. More information about Camelot is also included on the site.
The press releases in particular are worth looking at since they cover all kinds of subjects related to the National Lottery, from winners to how it is advertised. All in all, this is a great site and well worth checking out at www.camelotgroup.co.uk.
BritishInformation.Com/lottery
This is a larger site which nonetheless has a large section dedicated to the National Lottery. You can link directly into the official website to buy tickets if you wish, but by checking out the links on the left hand side of the page you can also see lots of different pages to go into for more information.
You can check previous results and also access a range of articles about the lottery which make for interesting reading. One which is particularly fascinating concerns the history of the lottery in this country, and how it has developed from its early days to the huge national institution it is now.
You can also use the search facility to find more precise information on whatever aspect of the lottery you are interested in, giving you quick and easy access to just what you need.
As part of a larger site, the lottery section seems like a large site on its own, and it is certainly worth checking out www.britishinformation.com/lottery to find out more.
As you can see there is a wide variety of websites that deal with the National Lottery in some way. The ones we have reviewed here are the best of the bunch when it comes to giving information and advice on everything to do with the lottery, and while some of them also concentrate on other lotteries around the world, it is clear that the UK lottery does attract plenty of attention.
So whether you buy one ticket each week or several, and whether you are part of a larger syndicate or simply buy a Lucky Dip for yourself each week, perhaps checking out some of the above sites will help you get the edge over the competition and bring you one step closer to that dream jackpot.
Good luck!
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