🎁 What £1M buys in the United Kingdom
3 scratchcards in the United Kingdom have a top prize of £1M. Here is what that is worth where it is won, and how often it actually turns up.
What £1M covers
💼 years of the median salary26
🏠 months of the average rent745
🛒 weekly food shops8,403
💡 years of energy bills580
The numbers behind it
- 🎟️ £1M is 200,000 times the price of a £5 ticket.
- 🏆 7 of the 11 top prizes printed at this level are still unclaimed.
- 🛑 1 of these 3 games have no top prize left and are still on sale.
Tickets with a £1M top prize
| Ticket | Price | Tickets per top prize | Top prizes left |
|---|---|---|---|
 3 in 1 Blue#1532 · United Kingdom | £5 | — | 3 left |
 Christmas Countdown#1524 · United Kingdom | £5 | — | 4 left |
 Mega Cashword#1457 · United Kingdom | £5 | — | None left |
Prizes shown are the advertised top prize before any tax, and the tickets pay smaller prizes far more often than the top one.
Other top prizes here
£2M£1.5M£300K£100K£70K£500£100
Source
- 💼 ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings — September 2026
- 🏠 ONS, Private rent and house prices — September 2026
- 🛒 Confused.com food shop survey — September 2026
- 💡 Ofgem price cap, October to December 2026 — September 2026
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