Statistics on the UK National LotteryWritten by Dwight Overman
The UK lotto is one of biggest and most popular lotteries in entire world. Unlike many lotteries in other countries, UK Lotto prize is paid out as a lump sum, not drip-fed to winner across 25 years or so. This makes it extremely attractive to players all over world. As you can even buy tickets online, there has never been a better time to 'risk a quid'. But what exactly are statistics behind UK Lottery?First off, it's a pick 6 from 49 lottery, so odds of a 6 number jackpot are fairly standard at 1 in 13,983,816 for an individual ticket. The most popular numbers regularly picked are 23, 25, 38, 43, 44, 57. The least picked numbers are 13, 20, 21, 37, 39, 41. If you are into number pairs, you may be interested to know that lotto's most common number pair are 38 and 46. Those of you who like to pick lottery numbers in threes (as do many people here at www.winthatlotto.com ) will be fascinated to find that most common group f three lottery numbers picked is 10, 34 and 48. Ever wondered where ticket money for UK National Lotto ends up? According to lottery accounts, 45% of ticket take goes to prizes of all sizes, 5% goes to a 'Top Up' bin, and 28% goes to fabled 'Good Causes' (some of which have been discovered to be criminal scam fronts, unfortunately). of remainder, 13% is given to UK government as Lottery Duty, 5% is paid to retailers who sell tickets as commission, Camelot is allowed to keep 3% to cover costs, and a further 1% as pure profit.
| | Small Business Credit CardsWritten by Rob Mellor
Small Business Credit CardsSo what do you look for when applying for a credit card for your small business? One thing is for sure, wasting money isn’t an option because it can make or break your business. Things to look for are low interest rates and good customer service. Ask around for companies with good customer friendly service. Some will let you off late payments time after time while others will come down like a ton of bricks. You need them to be flexible as you never know when you may run into problems. Make sure you don’t go with one because of a low introductory offer. You want a long term one as you may not have time every six months to be jumping from one to another. Before signing up for one read small print, remember it could save your business. Look out for special bonuses companies offer. Some times companies such as Visa or American Express join with other companies to save you money on anything from shipping or office supplies Here are two small business credit card options but look around for more and weigh up benefits for each one American Express Business Gold Card
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