National Lottery makes major change to its main draw for first time in 32 years

UK players will compete with those in the US for a shared jackpot (Picture: Shutterstock)

The National Lottery will soon give players two chances to win in its main draw for the first time and offer a new mega jackpot game.

Operator Allwyn is set to unveil the first new game in the National Lottery’s history later this summer, with the launch of the UK-specific version of the world’s biggest jackpot game, Powerball.

It will see UK players pay £4 per line to compete with their US counterparts to win the shared jackpot of over £1 billion, which will be paid out over 30 years to UK winners.

Allwyn reached an agreement with the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) in the ...