Free Post Code Lottery matches US Mega Millions to give away 540 million

The US lottery is currently set to give away a $540 million jackpot to their next winner.

Although here in the UK things might not be quite as exciting when it comes to the lottery, Freepostcodelottery.com has agreed to give away 540 million too.

Now, don't get too excited because there is one fairly major catch. They will be giving away the money in Vientamese Dong...

The current exchange rate is 28,884 Dong to the pound which means the jackpot will actually be £18,695, so not quite the same as the American windfall!

Keeping in the spirit of things, FreePostcodeLottery will be announcing the results of the special draw at 11pm Eastern Standard Time, to coincide with the results of the American version.

This means the results will be revealed at 4am tomorrow (Saturday) morning, UK time.

But, how does it work? The special draw will run in a different format to usual as it will run parallel to the Mega Millions draw and will mirror the Powerball result.

Once you have registered with the site you will need to carefully select six numbers.

The other thing worth knowing is that the jackpot is the only prize available, so the winner will need to match all six numbers.

Founder of FreePostcodeLottery.com, Chris Holbrook, said: "We wanted to have a bit of fun in recognition of the mammoth jackpot in the US.

"We don't quite have a spare $500 million dollars to give away but we thought offering 540 million Dong could be a fun alternative.

"Our customers will be Hanoi-ed if they miss out because for one lucky winner we are turning Dong-a into wonga!"

Keen to find out more? Head to freepostcodelottery.com for all the information!