<P> From 10 October 2015 , Camelot announced further changes to the Lotto game which increased the pool of numbers from 49 to 59 . Rollovers are no longer limited in number , instead the size of the jackpot is capped ; the cap is reached after about 14 rollovers . When the jackpot gets to £ 50 million , if no - one matches all six main numbers the jackpot will rollover to the following draw . In the event nobody matches all six numbers on that draw the jackpot `` rolls down '' and is combined with the prize fund for the next prize category where there is at least one winner . Since August 2016 , if nobody wins the jackpot when it is £ 22 million or more , it will roll to the next draw one final time . Then , the jackpot must be won : if no - one matches all six main numbers , the prize will be shared by the players with the most winning numbers . </P>
<P> From 10 October 2015 , Camelot announced further changes to the Lotto game which increased the pool of numbers from 49 to 59 . Rollovers are no longer limited in number , instead the size of the jackpot is capped ; the cap is reached after about 14 rollovers . When the jackpot gets to £ 50 million , if no - one matches all six main numbers the jackpot will rollover to the following draw . In the event nobody matches all six numbers on that draw the jackpot `` rolls down '' and is combined with the prize fund for the next prize category where there is at least one winner . Since August 2016 , if nobody wins the jackpot when it is £ 22 million or more , it will roll to the next draw one final time . Then , the jackpot must be won : if no - one matches all six main numbers , the prize will be shared by the players with the most winning numbers . </P>
when did the national lottery change to 59 numbers
when did the national lottery change to 59 numbers
10 October 2015
10 October 2015