GAME GUIDE
How to play Set For Life: £10,000 a month for 30 years
How the monthly prize works, what it costs to play and your odds of winning each prize.
Set For Life in 30 seconds
- Pick 5 numbers from 1 to 47 and 1 Life Ball from 1 to 10, or choose a Lucky Dip.
- Each line costs £1.50.
- Draws are every Monday and Thursday. They are shown first at 8pm.
- Buy before 7:30pm to play on the day of a draw.
A prize paid every month
Set For Life is an annuity game. Instead of one lump sum, the top prize pays £10,000 every month for 30 years. The second prize pays £10,000 every month for a year.
What you can win
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Life Ball | £10,000 a month for 30 years | 1 in 15,339,390 |
| 5 | £10,000 a month for 1 year | 1 in 1,704,377 |
| 4 + Life Ball | £250 | 1 in 73,045 |
| 4 | £50 | 1 in 8,116 |
| 3 + Life Ball | £30 | 1 in 1,782 |
| 3 | £20 | 1 in 198 |
| 2 + Life Ball | £10 | 1 in 134 |
| 2 | £5 | 1 in 15 |
Your chance of winning any prize is about 1 in 12 per line.
Questions people ask
How much is a Set For Life ticket?
£1.50 per line.
Is Set For Life paid as a lump sum?
No. The top prize is £10,000 every month for 30 years, and the second prize is £10,000 every month for one year.
When is the Set For Life draw?
Every Monday and Thursday, shown first at 8pm. Results are online from around 9:30pm.
Sources
We check every guide against the operators’ own pages. Rules and prizes can change, so the official operator always has the final word.