The Health Lottery operates on behalf of The Health Lottery Foundation, PO BOX 8109, Daventry, NN11 1JA. Promoter: Delva Patman.
Which lottery is tonight?
You can play a lottery every day of the week if you want to: Lotto draws on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Euromillions on Tuesdays and Saturdays, Thunderball on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays... and The Health Lottery's Big Win draws are at 7.45pm every day of the week!
UK lottery draw schedule and times
| Name | Draw days | Draw time | Ticket cut-off |
| The Big Win | Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun | 7.45pm | 7.44pm |
| All or Nothing | Tuesday, Friday | 7pm | 6.59pm |
| Lotto | Wednesday, Saturday | 8pm | 7.59pm |
| Thunderball | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday | 8pm | 7.59pm |
| Set For Life | Monday, Thursday | 8pm | 7.30pm |
| Euromillions | Tuesday, Saturday | 8pm | 7.30pm |
| Powerball | Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday | 4am | 11.55pm on the preceding day |
The Postcode Lottery (which isn't actually a lottery but a subscription-based raffle competition) is paid for with a recurring monthly fee (currently £12.50) which must be set up before midnight on the last day of the month in order to participate in the following month's draws.
There is also an online QuickWin draw every three minutes for those who see no reason to wait...
What time are tonight's lottery draws?
To make it as clear as possible, a lottery player in Britain (and the UK, in the case of Euromillions) can look forward to the following draws, day by day:
Monday: 7.45pm The Big Win from The Health Lottery, 8pm Set For Life
Tuesday: 4am Powerball (the draw is in Florida, hence the early start), 7pm All or Nothing, 7.45pm The Big Win (both from The Health Lottery), 8pm Thunderball and Euromillions
Wednesday: 7.45pm The Big Win, 8pm Lotto and Thunderball
Thursday: 4am Powerball, 7.45pm The Big Win, 8pm Set For Life
Friday: 7pm All or Nothing, 7.45pm The Big Win, 8pm Thunderball
Saturday: 7.45pm The Big Win, 8pm Lotto, Thunderball and Euromillions
Sunday: 4am Powerball, 7.45pm The Big Win
When are The Health Lottery Big Win draws?
The Big Win has a draw every day of the week. The draw takes place at 7.45pm and you can expect us to call out the winning numbers around 8pm. Place your chosen numbers in time for our next draw by visiting the home page of our website using the app, or head to your favourite shop!
For our lottery winners, redeeming your earnings is seamless when you have an online account with us. You will receive automatic email notifications whenever you have a win. For online players, winnings up to £2,000 will be sent directly to your online wallet, making it a streamlined experience.
How do I sign up for tonight’s lottery?
Tickets can be purchased either in person or online. With over 20,000 Health Lottery retailers and easy-to-use online and app interfaces, you can pick whichever method works best for you. Visit our website to easily play your numbers and see when the next Big Win draw takes place.
You can always purchase a ticket for the next draw (as long as you do so before the draw time of 7.45pm). If you prefer, tickets can also be purchased with your chosen numbers up to five weeks in advance.
What are the odds of winning tonight’s lottery?
The odds of winning The Big Win's jackpot are 1 in 2.1 million. You are roughly four times more likely to win our jackpot compared to Thunderball, or over 20 times more likely to win it than the Lotto. You can read all about comparative odds here.
Looking at the previously played numbers can be helpful. We have this potentially helpful guide filled with top tips for playing online lotteries.
Games to play right now
If you want to play the lottery tonight then all you need to do is get your numbers in before the draw closes at 7.45pm.
On Tuesdays and Fridays you also have the option of playing All or Nothing - which pays out £25,000 for matching all the balls, or none of them! It also boasts the best overall odds of any lottery you can play in Britain!
You can play All or Nothing online, and it also costs just £1 to play. Don't get caught out,though, All or Nothing draws close at 7pm!
Not one to wait? You don’t have to. Every three minutes there's an online QuickWin draw, with a max jackpot of £25,000.
That means there's £12 million to be won every single day!
Our online Instant Win games are easy to use and can be played instantly. With prices starting at just 10p a card, and with jackpots up to a massive £105,000 you can test your luck. Our games are safe, highly regulated and exactly the same proportion of your play goes to support good causes.
Explore all of our offers online and remember to always play responsibly. All lottery and scratchcard games are gambling and can only be played by 18+ individuals who should take care to be GambleAware.
Lottery draw times FAQs
What time is the lottery drawn?
Draw times vary by game. The Health Lottery Big Win is drawn every night of the week at 7.45pm, while Lotto, and Thunderball at 8pm on their draw nights and Euromillions also at 8pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
What days is the lottery on?
There is a UK/British lottery every day of the week. The Health Lottery Big Win is drawn every night of the week at 7.45pm, while Lotto, Euromillions, Thunderball and Set For Life run on set days shown in the schedule above.
Which lottery can I play tonight?
You can play The Health Lottery's Big Win tonight, whatever day it is, because there is a draw every night of the week! Other games depend on the day, as shown in the schedule.