Double Rollover

A lottery double rollover refers to a jackpot that has not been won for two consecutive lottery draws. According to lottery rules in most countries, if a lottery jackpot is not won then it is carried forward (or ‘rolled over’) and added to the jackpot fund for the next draw. A double rollover jackpot is therefore extremely attractive to players because it tends to be at least three times bigger than the average lottery jackpot.

Double rollovers are the second most common type of rollover draws, the most common being the single rollover. Triple rollovers and quad rollovers are also possible in some worldwide lottery games, but because these can only take place where a lottery jackpot has eluded players for three or four draws in a row, they are less common than double rollovers and single rollovers. Note that , the maximum number of times that a Lotto jackpot in the UK National Lottery can be rolled over to the next draw is three times. If no player wins the jackpot in the fourth draw, the jackpot fund is rolled down to players who qualify for the next biggest prize.

The odds of winning a double rollover jackpot are exactly the same as winning any other jackpot as far as the same lotto game is concerned. That is because the same number of balls are used in a double rollover game and players don’t need to match any more numbers to win a double rollover than they do under normal circumstances.

For example, the odds of matching the six main numbers (from the range 1 to 49) required to win the UK Lotto game are 1 in 13,983,816. The same odds apply whether the jackpot on offer is a regular jackpot or a double rollover jackpot. The price of lottery tickets in a double rollover draw is also exactly the same as usual, and this effectively means that double rollover lottery players get more bang (or potential bang!) for their buck.

Double rollover draws present lottery players with the perfect opportunity to try and increase their chances of winning by forming a lottery syndicate or joining an existing syndicate at work. When a lottery syndicate wins a jackpot, each member receives an equal share of the prize, so winning a double rollover jackpot would mean that every syndicate member gets a bigger share. For example, if a syndicate of five members wins a double rollover jackpot of £15 million, each member would receive a share of that double rollover worth £3 million, which would be a pretty good lottery win even as a single player!