Thunderball wheel generator
5 from 39 plus a Thunderball from 14, £1 a line, every prize fixed. Mark the numbers you like and we'll arrange them into tickets with a guaranteed minimum win, and show how often that guarantee actually pays off.
1Mark your numbers
Mark 6 to 24 numbers from 1 to 39. Every ticket in your wheel is made from them.
2Choose a wheel
Mark at least 6 numbers to see your wheels.
3Your tickets
Choose a wheel to see your tickets here.
About Thunderball
Every Thunderball prize is fixed: £10 for three numbers, £100 for four, £5,000 for five, and more when the Thunderball matches too, up to £500,000. That makes every wheel guarantee worth a known amount.
The Thunderball is picked from 1 to 14 and pays on its own (£3), so it's worth choosing yours with care: the same Thunderball on every line, or several spread across your lines. Drawn four times a week, Thunderball gives a wheel plenty of chances.
Matching two numbers without the Thunderball pays nothing in Thunderball, so every wheel here guarantees at least a three-number match. Be wary of any system that promises "two numbers every time."
What Thunderball wheels cost
Each of these wheels guarantees a three-number match (£10) whenever at least three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. The more numbers you mark, the more often that happens, and the more tickets it takes.
| Numbers you mark | Tickets | Cost per draw | Cost per week | How often the guarantee comes into play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 of 39 | 8 | £8 | £32 | 1 in 20 draws, about once every 5 weeks |
| 10 of 39 | 17 | £17 | £68 | 1 in 10 draws, about once every 3 weeks |
| 12 of 39 | 29 | £29 | £116 | 1 in 6.3 draws, about once every 2 weeks |
| 15 of 39 | 55 | £55 | £220 | 1 in 3.6 draws, about once a week or more |
| 18 of 39 | 94 | £94 | £376 | 1 in 2.4 draws, about 2 times a week |
The cost per week covers all 4 draws a week. The tool above also has cheaper wheels with weaker guarantees, and bigger ones that guarantee four or five numbers.
Key-number wheels
A key number goes on every ticket, and a smaller wheel covers the rest of your numbers. That cuts the cost a lot, which is why key wheels are popular. The catch is that the guarantee only counts in draws where your key is drawn, and in Thunderball any one number is drawn about once in 8 draws.
So for the same money, a normal wheel's guarantee comes into play more often. Here are three-number guarantees side by side:
| Your numbers | Tickets | Cost per draw | Guarantee comes into play | Best normal wheel for the same money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 key + 8 others | 6 | £6 | 1 in 41 draws | 7 numbers, 5 tickets: 1 in 31 draws |
| 1 key + 12 others | 12 | £12 | 1 in 21 draws | 9 numbers, 12 tickets: 1 in 14 draws |
| 1 key + 16 others | 20 | £20 | 1 in 14 draws | 11 numbers, 20 tickets: 1 in 8.0 draws |
| 2 keys + 7 others | 3 | £3 | 1 in 155 draws | none this cheap |
| 2 keys + 11 others | 4 | £4 | 1 in 111 draws | 6 numbers, 4 tickets: 1 in 52 draws |
| 2 keys + 15 others | 5 | £5 | 1 in 92 draws | 7 numbers, 5 tickets: 1 in 31 draws |
To use one, mark your numbers in the tool above, then choose one or two of them as key numbers.
Thunderball prizes and odds
| Match | Prize | Odds per line |
|---|---|---|
| 5 numbers + Thunderball | £500,000 | 1 in 8,060,598 |
| 5 numbers | £5,000 | 1 in 620,046 |
| 4 numbers + Thunderball | £250 | 1 in 47,415 |
| 4 numbers | £100 | 1 in 3,647 |
| 3 numbers + Thunderball | £20 | 1 in 1,437 |
| 3 numbers | £10 | 1 in 110.53 |
| 2 numbers + Thunderball | £10 | 1 in 134.70 |
| 1 number + Thunderball | £5 | 1 in 34.76 |
| Thunderball only | £3 | 1 in 28.97 |
Every prize is fixed, from £3 for the Thunderball alone to £500,000 for all five numbers and the Thunderball, with no sharing and no rollover. Rules, prizes and odds were checked on October 4, 2026 against the official source; always confirm them, and your results, at national-lottery.co.uk.
Can a wheel improve your odds?
No. Each line still has the same 1 in 8,060,598 chance at the top prize and returns about £0.47 in other prizes on average, however you choose its numbers. What a wheel changes is how your wins are grouped: random tickets can all miss even when the draw lands on your numbers, and a wheel makes sure at least one ticket catches them. How lottery wheels work.
Questions
How many numbers should I mark?
As many as your budget allows. In Thunderball, going from 8 to 18 numbers takes the cost from £8 to £94 a draw, and the three-number guarantee from 1 in 20 draws to 1 in 2.4. Lottery pools can afford the bigger wheels, which is where wheels make the most sense.
Which Thunderball should I use?
Your choice. Putting the same Thunderball on every ticket means that if it's drawn, every ticket matches it. Mixing them means more of your tickets have a chance, but only one or two can match. On average the two pay the same.
How do I play these tickets in the UK?
In shops, only official National Lottery play slips are accepted, so copy each line onto a play slip by hand. You can also buy online at national-lottery.co.uk or in the National Lottery app if you live in the UK or the Isle of Man and you're there when you play.