National Lottery makes biggest changes in its 21-year history

Champagne being poured into a National Lottery branded champagne glass flute, as Lotto players will have to select their winning numbers from a pool of 59 – up from 49 – in sweeping changes to the game taking effect later this year Winning the National Lottery jackpot is going to be a lot harder after the biggest overhaul in its 21-year history. From October, ten more numbers will be added to the pot meaning Lotto players will have 59 numbers to choose from instead of 49, while average jackpots are set to triple.