In this section you will find the essential facts about the three biggest Australian Lotteries, Oz Lotto, Tattslotto, and Powerball.
Oz Lotto is a 6 from 45 game. From balls numbered 1 to 45, six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers are drawn. 60% of takings are returned to the prize pool. The player selects 6 numbers in each game played.
|
Division |
Requirement |
Prize pool % |
Takings % |
Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
All 6 winning numbers |
40% |
24 % |
8,145,060 |
|
2 |
5 winning numbers & 1 supp |
6% |
3.6% |
678,755 |
|
3 |
5 winning numbers |
11% |
6.6% |
36,690 |
|
4 |
4 winning numbers |
19% |
11.4% |
733 |
|
5 |
3 winning numbers &1 supp |
24% |
14.4% |
298 |
Like Oz Lotto, Tattslotto is a 6 from 45 game with two supplementary
numbers.
Tattslotto Prizes
|
Division |
Requirement |
Prize pool % |
Takings % |
Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
All 6 winning numbers |
26.2% |
15.72% |
8,145,060 |
|
2 |
5 winning numbers + 1 supp; |
6.7% |
4.02% |
678,755 |
|
3 |
5 winning numbers |
12.4% |
7.44% |
36,690 |
|
4 |
4 winning numbers |
21.1% |
12.66% |
733 |
|
5 |
3 winning numbers + 1 supp |
33.6% |
20.16% |
298 |
Powerball uses two sets of numbers between 1 and 45. Five numbers are drawn from the first set. The sixth number, the powerball, is drawn from the second set. A standard game is played by choosing 5 numbers between 1 and 45, then choosing a powerball between 1 and 45.
Powerball Prizes
|
Division |
Requirement |
Prize pool % |
Takings % |
Odds of winning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
5 numbers plus powerball |
37.5% |
22.5% |
54,979,155 |
|
2, |
5 numbers without powerball |
14.0% |
8.4% |
1,249,527 |
|
3 |
4 numbers plus powerball |
6.4% |
3.84% |
274,896 |
|
4 |
3 numbers plus powerball |
5.0% |
3.0% |
7,049 |
|
5 |
4 numbers without powerball |
2.8% |
16.8% |
6,248 |
|
5 |
2 numbers plus powerball |
12.5% |
7.5% |
557 |
|
5 |
3 numbers without powerball |
21.8% |
13.08% |
161 |
This information can become outdated occasionally and we don't always know immediately.