If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Lotto: Match 5 + Bonus

Gloomtastic! · 2017-08-05 21:22:16

In tonight's Lotto if you had of won the Match 5 + Bonus you would collected nearly €250k yet a couple of weeks ago you would only have won €50k. How do they work out how much the prize is? It doesn't seem to relate to the jackpot amount.

Options

05-08-2017 10:22pm

#1

Gloomtastic!

Registered Users Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2010

Posts: 8198

In tonight's Lotto if you had of won the Match 5 + Bonus you would collected nearly €250k yet a couple of weeks ago you would only have won €50k.

How do they work out how much the prize is? It doesn't seem to relate to the jackpot amount.

0

Comments

Options
#2 06-08-2017 10:29am
Browney7

Registered Users Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2008

Posts: 3039

It's a % of the sales for each draw (like a pari-mutuelle system). If it's not won it rolls over to the next draw and the % of the new sales is added to it. Same principle for all the prizes but anything from match 5 down is always won.

Since they've increased the number of numbers the jackpot and the 5 + bonus isn't being won as often so is rolling over more.

0
Options
#3 07-08-2017 2:34pm
montyrebel

Registered Users Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭

Join Date: October 2009

Posts: 1395

bit like the scoop 6 in horse racing, if its not won it rolls over and gets bigger

0