How to check your lottery numbers

A guide to comparing a ticket with the correct published result.

Start with the lottery name and draw date printed on your ticket. Open the number checker, choose that game and select the matching draw. UK Powerball pages use the UK game and UK calendar date.

Enter main numbers and any special balls in their separate fields. A Bonus Ball, Lucky Star, Thunderball, Life Ball or Powerball is a different part of the result; do not combine it with the main-number selection.

Where a Lotto or Lotto HotPicks result contains two rounds, compare the same selection with each round separately. Numbers from different rounds cannot be combined into a single match.

Raffle codes are checked separately from number matches. Enter the entire code, including letters and leading zeros. A missing raffle-code list means the site cannot confirm a code match.

A match shown by this site is an information aid. Confirm the ticket, entry date, game rules, applicable prize and claim requirements with the official lottery operator.