The Chances of Winning Lotto
Everyone dreams of winning big. When you gift a lottery ticket or instant scratchie you do in the hope that they’ll take home the major prize. Sure, money is money but taking home $2,931.45 on Monday Nov 19, 2018 for a Gold Lotto Division 2 win instead of $1,000,000 for Division 1 is quite a difference.
On that note, let’s run through Australian lotteries and the probability of winning each.
The Probability of Winning the Lottery
Monday Gold Lotto
The chance of winning a Division 1 prize in Monday Lotto is 1 in 8,145,060. This week, one lucky winner took home $1,000,000
Oz Lotto
When playing Oz Lotto, players must match all seven main numbers drawn in order to win. The draw starts off at AU$2 million if won the week prior.
The chance of winning a Division 1 prize in Oz Lotto is 1 in 45,379,620.
Wednesday Gold Lotto
Matching all six main numbers drawn for Wednesday Lotto could see you win a share of millions of dollars. For the first four winners in the highest prize tier there is a guaranteed top prize of AU$1 million. On 24 Oct 2018, 5 winners took home $800,000 each.
The chance of winning a Division 1 prize in Wednesday Lotto is 1 in 8,145,060.
Powerball
The Division 1 prize for Powerball starts at AU$3 million. It usually increases quickly due to the regular jackpots.
On 13 April 2018, Powerball introduced a number of changes. The chance of winning a Division 1 prize in Powerball is 1 in 134,490,400. The chance of winning any division prize with a single game in Powerball is 1 in 66.
Saturday Gold Lotto
The chance of winning a Division 1 prize in Saturday Lotto is 1 in 8,145,060.
| # | Monday, Wednesday, Saturday |
Oz Lotto | Powerball | Set For Life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 8,145,060 : 1 | 45,379,620 : 1 | 134,490,400 : 1 | 38,608,020 : 1 |
| Division 2 | 678,755 : 1 | 3,241,401 : 1 | 7,078,443 : 1 | 2,413,001 : 1 |
| Division 3 | 36,689 : 1 | 180,078 : 1 | 686,176 : 1 | 178,741 : 1 |
| Division 4 | 733 : 1 | 29,602 : 1 | 36,115 : 1 | 25,070 : 1 |
| Division 5 | 297 : 1 | 3,340 : 1 | 16,943 : 1 | 3,982 : 1 |
| Division 6 | 144 : 1 | 154 : 1 | 1,173 : 1 | 946 : 1 |
| Division 7 | - | 87 : 1 | 892 : 1 | 236 : 1 |
| Division 8 | - | - | 188 : 1 | 89 : 1 |
| Division 9 | - | - | 66 : 1 | - |
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Mater Prize Homes
The amount of tickets available will range from 4,500,000 (single ticket purchases) to 8,500,000 (if bundle purchases occur).
The latest Mater Prize Home is:
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Mater Prize Home Draw 289$10.00
Endeavour Foundation Prize Homes
The number of tickets available will range from 500,000 (single-ticket purchases) to 660,000 (if bundle purchases occur).
The latest Endeavour Prize Home is:
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Endeavour Draw 428$10.00
RSL Art Union
In draw 361, RSL Art Union was licensed for 2,700,000 tickets ... this may include a maximum of 567,000 bonus tickets. Read the Terms and conditions for the current draw.
The latest RSL Art Union Prize Home is:
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RSL Art Union Draw 378$5.00
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