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When are the drawings?
On Wednesday and Saturday nights, 6
winning numbers and a bonus number are randomly selected from 59 numbered balls
from a special draw machine, under the observation of an independent auditing
firm.
Prize Money
Allocation:
Overall chances of winning on a $1 play - 1: 46.02 Note: Prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and must be
claimed within one year of the draw date.
For each LOTTO draw, 40% of the sales for the draw
(less 2% taken out for a reserve fund) is allocated as
prize money. This money is distributed as follows:
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First Prize
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75.00%
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Second Prize
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7.25%
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Third Prize
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5.50%
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Fourth Prize
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6.25%
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Fifth Prize
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6.00%
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The actual prize awarded at each level is determined by
dividing the number of winners at that particular prize level into the prize
money available for that prize level.
How Prizes
are Determined and Paid:
There are two LOTTO Jackpot prize payment options. You
can receive your prize in 26 graduated annual payments or you can receive the
prize in a lump sum cash payment.
LOTTO jackpots are advertised
at the annuitized amount. Winners choosing the lump
sum option will receive the approximate present cash value of the advertised
amount. For the starting jackpot we guarantee a prize
amount that includes annuity interest (the money earned during the 25 years of
payments).
For any ensuing jackpot levels, the jackpot amount is
based upon expected sales plus the First Prize money
carried over from the previous draw until the jackpot is won. As the jackpot grows, so does LOTTO FEVER!
ODDS:
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If your 6 numbers match the winning LOTTO numbers drawn, then you win
or share the First Prize
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Match 5 winning numbers plus the bonus for Second Prize*
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Match 5 winning numbers for Third Prize
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Match 4 winning numbers for Fourth Prize
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Match just 3 winning numbers for Fifth Prize
If the jackpot is not won in
any drawing, the First Prize Pool Money is carried forward and is added to the
next LOTTO Jackpot. If there are no second prize winners,
the second prize pool money will be carried forward and added to the second
prize pool for the next draw.
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Numbers Matched
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Prize
Level
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Chances of
Winning
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On a $1 Play
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Six
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1st
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1:45,057,474.00
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1:22,528,737.00
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Five + bonus
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2nd
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1:7,509,579.00
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1:3,754,789.50
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Five
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3rd
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1:144,414.98
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1:72,207.49
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Four
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4th
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1:2,179.85
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1:1,089.92
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Three
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5th
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1:96.17
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1:48.08
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Note: Prizes are paid on a
pari-mutuel basis and must be claimed within one year of the draw date.
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