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Lotto 6/49 Prizes and Odds of Winning

Find out all of the great Lotto 6/49 & Extra prizes available to be won and the odds of winning them.

Prizes and odds of winning: Lotto 6/49 Classic Draw

Overall odds of winning any prize per $3 play are 1 in 6.6

Match Prize Amount Odds* / $3 Play
6/6 $5,000,000    1 in 13,983,816
5/6+ 32.15% of the Pools Fund * 1 in 2,330,636
5/6 13.5% of the Pools Fund * 1 in 55,492
4/6 54.35% of the Pools Fund * 1 in 1,033
3/6 $10.00 1 in 56.7
2/6+ $5.00 1 in 81.2
2/6 $3 Free Play 1 in 8.3

+ Match designated number of Classic Draw numbers plus the Bonus Number.
* The Pools Fund is the 'Prize Fund' (18.33% of sales) minus the sum of all the prizes payable to the winners in the 2/6, 2/6 + Bonus and the 3/6 categories.
* Approximate Odds

More Information

  •  The Lotto 6/49 Classic jackpot prize is $5 Million every draw.
  •  The Lotto 6/49 Classic jackpot prize will be shared if there is more than one winning regular selection.
  • Share of Pool means the total prize amount allocated to any specific prize category is shared by the number of winning selections.
  • 48% of total Lotto 6/49 sales are dedicated to Classic and Gold Ball draw prizing.

 

Prizes and odds of winning: Gold Ball Prize Draw

Gold Ball Draw prizes are not shared

Match Prize Amount Odds* / $3 Play
Exact 10-digit match only. $1,000,000 or Gold Ball Jackpot
 Variable, depending on number of
$3 plays issued for that draw.

* Odds to win the Gold Ball Draw are one out of the total number of Gold Ball Draw Numbers issued for that draw.

More Information

  • Gold Ball Draw prizes are not shared.
  • Gold Ball Draw winning selection is exact match only, in the order the numbers appear.
  • The Guaranteed $1 Million Prize is awarded when the Gold Ball is not drawn.
  • When the Gold Ball is not drawn, the jackpot is carried over to the next draw and increases by $2 Million until the Gold Ball is drawn when the jackpot will reset to $10 Million.

Prizes and odds of winning: Extra

The odds of winning any prize per $1 play are 1 in 6.5

Match Prize Amount Odds* / $1 Play
4/4 $500,000 1 in 3,764,376
3/4 $1,000 1 in 9,906
2/4 $10 1 in 141
1/4 $1 1 in 6.8

More about prizes

  • For the top prize, multiple players with the same winning number will each receive the full amount of $500,000.
  • You can play up to 10 selections of the Extra per ticket.

*Approximate Odds

Prizes and odds of winning: Combo play

Combo 5 - $132 Combo Play

The overall odds of winning with a Combo 5 is 1 in 3

Matched on Ticket Number of prizes won in each category Odds* of Winning
2/6 2/6+ 3/6 4/6 5/6 5/6+ 6/6
1/6 5 - - - - - - 1 in 3
1/6+ - 5 - - - - - 1 in 28
2/6 39 1 4 - - - - 1 in 12
2/6+ - 40 4 - - - - 1 in 148
3/6 - - 41 3 - - - 1 in 111
3/6+ - - 41 3 - - - 1 in 2,271
4/6 - - - 42 2 - - 1 in 3,027
4/6+ - - - 42 - 2 - 1 in 127,126
5/6 - - - - 42 1 1 1 in 317,814


+ Match designated number of main draw numbers plus Bonus Number
* Approximate Odds of Winning Per Selection

Combo 7 - $21 Combo Play

The overall odds of winning with a Combo 7 is 1 in 6

Matched on Ticket Number of prizes won in each category Odds* of Winning
2/6 2/6+ 3/6 4/6 5/6 5/6+ 6/6
2/6 5 - - - - - - 1 in 7
2/6+ 1 4 - - - - - 1 in 52
3/6 3 - 4 - - - - 1 in 39
3/6+ - 3 4 - - - - 1 in 375
4/6 - - 4 3 - - - 1 in 499
4/6+ - - 4 3 - - - 1 in 6,652
5/6 - - - 5 2 - - 1 in 16,629
5/6+ - - - 5 1 1 - 1 in 340,876
6/6 - - - - 6 - 1 1 in 2,045,252
6/6+ - - - - - 6 1 1 in 85,900,584


+ Match designated number of main draw numbers plus Bonus Number
* Approximate Odds of Winning Per Selection

Combo 8 - $84 Combo Play

The overall odds of winning with a Combo 8 is 1 in 5

Matched on Ticket Number of prizes won in each category Odds* of Winning
2/6 2/6+ 3/6 4/6 5/6 5/6+ 6/6
2/6 15 - - - - - - 1 in 6
2/6+ 5 10 - - - - - 1 in 36
3/6 15 - 10 - - - - 1 in 27
3/6+ 3 12 10 - - - - 1 in 202
4/6 6 - 16 6 - - - 1 in 269
4/6+ - 6 16 6 - - - 1 in 2,619
5/6 - - 10 15 3 - - 1 in 6,548
5/6+ - - 10 15 2 1 - 1 in 87,298
6/6 - - - 15 12 - 1 1 in 523,785
6/6+ - - - 15 6 6 1 1 in 10,737,573


+ Match designated number of main draw numbers plus Bonus Number
* Approximate Odds of Winning Per Selection

Combo 9 - $252 Combo Play

The overall odds of winning with a Combo 9 is 1 in 4

Matched on Ticket Number of prizes won in each category Odds* of Winning
2/6 2/6+ 3/6 4/6 5/6 5/6+ 6/6
2/6 35 - - - - - - 1 in 6
2/6+ 15 20 - - - - - 1 in 27
3/6 45 - 20 - - - - 1 in 20
3/6+ 15 30 20 - - - - 1 in 121
4/6 30 - 40 10 - - - 1 in 162
4/6+ 6 24 40 10 - - - 1 in 1,224
5/6 10 - 40 30 4 - - 1 in 3,060
5/6+ - 10 40 30 3 1 - 1 in 29,827
6/6 - - 20 45 18 - 1 1 in 178,960
6/6+ - - 20 45 12 6 1 1 in 2,386,128


+ Match designated number of main draw numbers plus Bonus Number
* Approximate Odds of Winning Per Selection

DISCLAIMER: In the event of a discrepancy between this information and the Game Conditions, the Game Conditions shall prevail.

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