GAME GUIDE
How to play Thunderball: the £1 game with a £500,000 top prize
Draw days, prizes and odds for Thunderball, including why you can win with no main numbers at all.
Thunderball in 30 seconds
- Pick 5 main numbers from 1 to 39 and 1 Thunderball from 1 to 14, or choose a Lucky Dip. Our Thunderball number generator can pick a line for you.
- Each line costs £1.
- Draws are on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
- Draws are shown at 8pm on Tuesdays and Fridays, and 8:15pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
- Buy before 7:30pm to play on the day of a draw. See every draw and cut-off time in one place.
What you can win
Thunderball prizes are fixed, so the top prize is always £500,000 rather than a rolling jackpot.
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Thunderball | £500,000 | 1 in 8,060,598 |
| 5 | £5,000 | 1 in 620,046 |
| 4 + Thunderball | £250 | 1 in 47,415 |
| 4 | £100 | 1 in 3,647 |
| 3 + Thunderball | £20 | 1 in 1,437 |
| 3 | £10 | 1 in 111 |
| 2 + Thunderball | £10 | 1 in 135 |
| 1 + Thunderball | £5 | 1 in 35 |
| Thunderball only | £3 | 1 in 29 |
Your chance of winning any prize is about 1 in 12 per line, one of the best in our odds comparison. Matching just the Thunderball wins £3, so always check it even if none of your main numbers came up.
Checking results
Official results are published from around 9:30pm on draw nights. Our Thunderball results page shows the latest draw and updates automatically.
Questions people ask
How much does Thunderball cost?
£1 per line.
What is the top prize on Thunderball?
£500,000 for matching all 5 main numbers and the Thunderball.
Can you win with just the Thunderball?
Yes. Matching only the Thunderball wins £3.
See the latest numbers and the next jackpot.
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