Set For Life odds & prize statistics
Set For Life draws 5 main numbers from 47 and 1 Life Ball from 10. Below is every prize tier with its exact odds, the combinatorics behind the jackpot, and interactive tools to put those numbers in perspective.
Set For Life in plain English
A Set For Life line picks 5 main numbers from 47 and 1 Life Ball from 10. Match everything for the jackpot — there are several smaller tiers below it too.
Set For Life's top prize isn't a lump sum — it's £10,000 a month for 30 years. The second tier pays £10,000 a month for a year, and the rest are fixed cash amounts. Draws are Monday and Thursday. The annuity tiers aren't included in the expected-value figure below, since they're paid over time.
That single number is where every odds figure on this page comes from: you choose 5 main numbers from 47, then 1 from 10, giving 15,339,390 equally-likely outcomes. Exactly one of them is the jackpot line — which is why the jackpot odds are 1 in 15,339,390.
Set For Life prizes & odds
Every Set For Life prize tier with its exact odds, computed from the game's matrix.
| Match | Odds (1 in…) | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Life Ball | 1 in 15,339,390 | £10,000/mo for 30 yrsannuity |
| 5 | 1 in 1,704,377 | £10,000/mo for 1 yrannuity |
| 4 + Life Ball | 1 in 73,045 | £250 |
| 4 | 1 in 8,116 | £50 |
| 3 + Life Ball | 1 in 1,782 | £30 |
| 3 | 1 in 198.0 | £20 |
| 2 + Life Ball | 1 in 133.6 | £10 |
| 2 | 1 in 14.8 | £5 |
Odds are exact and fixed by the 5/47 + 1/10 matrix. The top two tiers are paid as monthly annuities; the lower tiers are fixed cash amounts. Annuity tiers are excluded from the EV figure.
Interactive odds tools
Put 1 in 15,339,390 in perspective
Drag to see how the Set For Life jackpot chance stacks up against everyday long shots.
What's a ticket really worth?
Set For Life has fixed non-jackpot prizes, so we can compute the exact average return of the smaller prizes. Enter a jackpot to see the full picture. (Ignores tax & shared jackpots — read the note.)
Expected value is what an average ticket returns over the very long run — it is not a prediction and never exceeds the ticket price across a fair lottery. Real returns are lower after tax and any shared jackpots.
Simulate Set For Life draws
Every draw below is generated by your device's cryptographic RNG (crypto.getRandomValues) — the same fairness our SHA-256 generators are built on. Run a batch and watch how rarely the top tiers actually land.
Set For Life myths, busted
Every Set For Life draw is independent. A number that hasn't appeared in months is exactly as likely as any other — the balls have no memory.
Random picks and hand-chosen lines have identical odds. Quick picks only win more in total because more people use them.
A line like 1-2-3-4-5 is exactly as likely as any other. The only reason to skip popular patterns is to avoid sharing a prize if they come up.
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See membership →Set For Life odds, answered
What are the odds of winning the Set For Life jackpot?
Exactly 1 in 15,339,390, computed directly from the game's number matrix — every line is equally likely.
What are the odds of winning any Set For Life prize?
About 1 in 12.4, counting every prize tier together.
Can a generator or system improve my Set For Life odds?
No. Every combination is equally likely on every draw. A generator just gives you a fair, unbiased random line — it can't change the maths.
Understanding Set For Life odds & your chances
Every official Set For Life draw is independently random and regulated. Each possible combination has exactly the same probability of being drawn, no matter how the numbers were chosen — birthdays, a generator, or last week's results. Lotteries are games of pure chance, and no tool, pattern, or hot/cold analysis changes the fixed mathematical odds on this page.