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Lotto HotPicks Pick 5 Prize: What Five Numbers Pay
Pick 5 on Lotto HotPicks pays £175,000 for matching all five of your numbers within one round — the biggest fixed prize any £1 National Lottery line can win. Since 10 June 2026, every line plays two rounds of the draw, giving each ticket two shots at it.
The full answer under the 2026 rules
Choose five numbers from 59; if all five appear among the six balls drawn in a single round, the round pays £175,000, fixed and unshared. All five must land in the same round — four in one and one in the other wins nothing, because HotPicks is strictly all-or-nothing: there are no consolation tiers for partial matches.
The odds, honestly
Matching five from your five against six drawn from 59 carries odds of about 1 in 834,398 per round — long, but dramatically shorter than the main game’s 1 in 45 million jackpot, which is the entire trade Pick 5 offers: a life-changing-adjacent prize at odds a £1 punt can genuinely reach. In our simulation of 20 million Pick 5 lines, thirty of them landed it.
What changed in June
Pick 5 paid £350,000 from a single draw under the old rules; the new format halved it to £175,000 per round and doubled the rounds. Our simulations also showed Pick 5 returns the least of the five games on average — about 26p per £1 against Pick 1’s 61p — because in HotPicks, the size of the ceiling is precisely what you pay for.
Who Pick 5 is for
It’s the choice for players who want the biggest number a pound can print and accept that near-misses pay nothing. Anyone who’d rather win something along the way is better served lower down the Picks — the ladder exists so you can choose your trade.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Pick 5 pay on HotPicks?
£175,000 per round for matching all five numbers, fixed and never shared — with two rounds on every £1 line.
Do four out of five numbers win anything?
No — HotPicks has no partial prizes. You match everything you picked in one round, or the ticket loses.
What are the odds of winning Pick 5?
About 1 in 834,398 per round — long odds, but the shortest route to a six-figure fixed prize for £1.
Did Pick 5 used to pay £350,000?
Yes — before June 2026 it paid £350,000 from one draw. It’s now £175,000 per round across two rounds.
Related guides: the full HotPicks prize breakdown, what Pick 1 pays and how to play Lotto HotPicks.