Big Draw 2001 Key Points

The following text is reproduced without permission from the How To Take Part Big Draw 2001 leaflet that was made available at National Lottery retailers from Friday 1st December 2000.

A once in a lifetime event, Big Draw 2001 is a unique and memorable way to celebrate this New Year's Eve.

With more excitement and more prizes, it's a thrilling 'one-off' event that aims to create more guaranteed millionaires in one night than ever before.

Don't miss your chance to take part in the national celebration of the millennium, get your tickets now for Big Draw 2001.

Key Points

Game 1 allows you to choose your 6 special years from the past century (1900 to 1999) on one of the entry boards on the playslip.
The two years selected for you by the terminal for Game 2 are allocated totally at random: one from the past 1000 years (1000 to 1999) and one from the new millennium (2000 to 2999).
Mark your 6 chosen years with a vertical line or alternatively choose 'Lucky Dip' to randomly select your 6 years for you.
Two great games in one, Big Draw 2001 tickets are £5 per entry.
You might like to get your friends and family together and play in a group.
Big Draw 2001 tickets are available for purchase up until 7.30pm GMT on New Year's Eve, 31st December 2000.

Both games will be drawn live during the New Year's Eve celebrations.

Game 1 - What you could win

In this game, 5 main years and a Bonus Year are drawn.
You must match 5 years with the 5 main years drawn to win the Game 1 top prize. That's an estimated £10 million jackpot !
Matching the Bonus Year in addition to the 5 main years drawn also means that you've won the top prize.
If there are no jackpot winners, the prize money rolls down to be shared by the winners of the next prize level.

You can win by matching just two years for an estimated prize of £40.

Prize Structure Table - Game 1
Years to Match           Odds       Estimated Prizes
5                 1 in 12,547,920      £10,000,000
4+Bonus Year      1 in  2,536,282         £100,000
4                 1 in     54,544           £2,000
3+Bonus Year      1 in     27,272           £1,500
3                 1 in        890             £150
2+Bonus Year      1 in        890             £100
2                 1 in         40              £40
Overall           1 in         36

The prize figures are estimates. They are based on estimated sales of £125,000,000. The exact value of prizes depends on the number of tickets sold, the number of Game 2 winners and how many people match the winning years. If 2 or more players with the Game 1 jackpot, it will be shared between them.

In Game 1, the Match 5 Category is the highest Prize Category. If a player correctly matches the 5 Main Years and the Bonus Year, the prize will be the same as that for the Match 5 Category.

Game 2 - Guaranteed millionaires !

The exciting thing about Big Draw 2001 is that for every million tickets sold, a millionaire will be created.

Simply match the two years printed on your ticket with the two years drawn (one year from the past 1000 years and one year from the next 1000) and you'll be celebrating the new millennium as a millionaire. Guaranteeed.

Check your ticket

Please check that all of the details on your Big Draw 2001 ticket are correct as soon as it is handed to you. Write your name and address on the back of the ticket immediately. If you need to cancel your ticket, you must do so within two hours of purchase.

Finding out if you've won

The two draws for Big Draw 2001 Games 1 and 2 will be broadcast live during the New Year's Eve celebrations (and also shown exclusively live on this Web site !). You can also find out results from most other national TV stations, text services, radio stations, national newspapers and "http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/".

Alternatively, call the National Lottery Lines on 0845 9 100 000 (calls normally charged at the local rate in the UK except from mobile telephones) or simply ask any National Lottery On-Line retailer to check your ticket for you.

Claiming your prize

Cash prizes up to £75 can be claimed at any National Lottery On-Line retailer.

Announcing your win

If you would like people to know that you are a winner, we will take care of the publicity for you. However, if you prefer to keep the good news to yourself, we will take all the steps we can to protect your privacy.

Share the excitement of taking part. A Big Draw 2001 ticket makes a great gift idea

[My note: Don't write your own name/address on the back before gifting it and you should also make it clear - with a preferably written agreement - if you want a share of any big prize that's won by the gifted ticket].

Important: Keep your ticket in a safe place.