Lotto
Games
In this section you will find the essential facts
about the three biggest Australian Lotteries, Oz Lotto,
Tattslotto, and Powerball.
OZ Lotto
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.
Oz Lotto Prizes
|
Division
|
Requirement
|
Prize pool %
|
Takings %
|
Odds of winning
1 chance in
|
|
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
|
Tattslotto
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 chance in
|
|
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
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 chance in
|
|
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can become outdated occasionally and we don't always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.
For more
analysis, in pdf format, Tristan Barnett of Swinburne
University School of Mathematical Sciences is a good
source. Click
here
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