Set For Life: rules of the game and frequently asked questions
How Set For Life is played, how the prize tiers work and what this site offers, in brief. Only the operator's official rules are binding.
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Rules of the game
How is Set For Life played?
Set For Life is a game of The National Lottery (United Kingdom), drawn every Monday and Thursday at about 20:00 (London). You play 5 numbers from 47 plus a Life Ball from 1 to 10. The top prize is £10,000 a month for 30 years, the second tier £10,000 a month for one year. One line costs £1.50. Data from draw no. 100 (February 2020). Data: lottery.merseyworld.com (unofficial archive of The National Lottery results). No guarantee.
How does the Life Ball work?
The Life Ball is drawn separately from 1 to 10; you choose it yourself.
Winning
What are the odds of winning?
The chance of the top tier (5 matches + Life Ball) is 1 in 15,339,390; the chance of winning anything is about 1 in 12. All tiers with their exact probability are on the Odds page.
This website
Where do the numbers come from?
Data: lottery.merseyworld.com (unofficial archive of The National Lottery results). No guarantee. The data covers 693 draws from 27.02.2020 to 15.10.2026.
Do statistics help you win?
No. Every draw is independent of the previous ones and every combination is equally likely.