What are the Odds of Winning a Lotto Game?
What's the best lottery to play? You can find out how easy (or difficult) it is to win the lotto game you play, right here!
The odds of winning lotto
is the probability that a number combination will be the winning ticket in a lotto drawing.
The chart below lists the odds of winning lotto games based on their pick-size and number field.
As you can see, just adding one more number to a game's number field can raise the odds considerably.
This is why lotto game selection is one of Gail Howard's methods to win at lotto.
It is important to choose a lotto game with better odds, not just one with a high jackpot.
You want to improve your chances of winning as much as possible, starting with picking the best lotto game to play.
Don't forget, if you have Advantage Gold, you can find the odds of any game by using Chart Y. The Lotto Odds Calculator.
This chart will tell you the lottery odds probability of hitting the jackpot based on your lotto game's number format and pick-size.
Pick-4 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
| 4/24 | 1 in 10,626 |
| 4/33 | 1 in 40,920 |
| 4/35 | 1 in 52,360 |
| 4/44 | 1 in 135,751 |
| 4/45 | 1 in 148,995 |
| 4/49 | 1 in 211,876 |
| 4/50 | 1 in 230,300 |
| 4/60 | 1 in 487,635 |
| 4/77 | 1 in 1,353,275 |
Pick-5 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
| 5/19 | 1 in 11,628 |
| 5/20 | 1 in 15,504 |
| 5/25 | 1 in 53,130 |
| 5/26 | 1 in 65,780 |
| 5/28 | 1 in 98,280 |
| 5/30 | 1 in 142,506 |
| 5/31 | 1 in 169,911 |
| 5/32 | 1 in 201,376 |
| 5/33 | 1 in 237,336 |
| 5/34 | 1 in 278,256 |
| 5/35 | 1 in 324,632 |
| 5/36 | 1 in 376,992 |
| 5/37 | 1 in 435,897 |
| 5/38 | 1 in 501,942 |
| 5/39 | 1 in 575,757 |
| 5/40 | 1 in 658,008 |
| 5/41 | 1 in 749,398 |
| 5/42 | 1 in 850,668 |
| 5/43 | 1 in 962,598 |
| 5/44 | 1 in 1,086,008 |
| 5/45 | 1 in 1,221,759 |
| 5/47 | 1 in 1,533,939 |
| 5/49 | 1 in 1,906,884 |
| 5/50 | 1 in 2,118,760 |
| 5/52 | 1 in 2,598,960 |
| 5/53 | 1 in 2,869,685 |
| 5/54 | 1 in 3,162,510 |
| 5/55 | 1 in 3,478,761 |
| 5/56 | 1 in 3,819,816 |
| 5/59 | 1 in 5,006,386 |
| 5/80 | 1 in 24,040,016 |
| 5/90 | 1 in 43,949,268 |
Pick-6 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
| 6/25 | 1 in 177,100 |
| 6/30 | 1 in 593,775 |
| 6/32 | 1 in 906,192 |
| 6/33 | 1 in 1,107,568 |
| 6/34 | 1 in 1,344,904 |
| 6/35 | 1 in 1,623,160 |
| 6/36 | 1 in 1,947,792 |
| 6/37 | 1 in 2,324,784 |
| 6/38 | 1 in 2,760,681 |
| 6/39 | 1 in 3,262,623 |
| 6/40 | 1 in 3,838,380 |
| 6/41 | 1 in 4,496,388 |
| 6/42 | 1 in 5,245,786 |
| 6/43 | 1 in 6,096,454 |
| 6/44 | 1 in 7,059,052 |
| 6/45 | 1 in 8,145,060 |
| 6/46 | 1 in 9,366,819 |
| 6/47 | 1 in 10,737,573 |
| 6/48 | 1 in 12,271,512 |
| 6/49 | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| 6/50 | 1 in 15,890,700 |
| 6/51 | 1 in 18,009,460 |
| 6/52 | 1 in 20,358,520 |
| 6/53 | 1 in 22,957,480 |
| 6/54 | 1 in 25,827,165 |
| 6/55 | 1 in 28,989,675 |
| 6/56 | 1 in 32,468,436 |
| 6/58 | 1 in 40,475,358 |
| 6/59 | 1 in 45,057,474 |
| 6/60 | 1 in 50,063,860 |
| 6/63 | 1 in 67,945,521 |
| 6/69 | 1 in 119,877,472 |
| 6/90 | 1 in 622,614,630 |
Pick-7 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
| 7/27 | 1 in 888,030 |
| 7/34 | 1 in 5,379,616 |
| 7/35 | 1 in 6,724,520 |
| 7/39 | 1 in 15,380,937 |
| 7/44 | 1 in 38,320,568 |
| 7/45 | 1 in 45,379,620 |
| 7/47 | 1 in 62,891,499 |
| 7/77 | 1 in 2,404,808,340 |
Powerball Type Pick-5 + Pick-1 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
Game |
| 5/33+1/16 | 1 in 1,898,688 | Wild Card 2 |
| 5/32+1/25 | 1 in 2,517,200 | Kansas Super Cash |
| 5/34+1/14 | 1 in 3,895,584 | Turkey Sans Topu |
| 5/35+1/5 | 1 in 1,623,160 | Tennessee Cash |
| 5/35+1/10 | 1 in 3,246,320 | Trinidad and Tobago Lotto Plus,
Caribbean Super Lotto |
| 5/39+1/14 | 1 in 8,060,598 | UK Thunderball |
| 5/39+1/19 | 1 in 10,939,383 | |
| 5/40+1/21 | 1 in 13,818,168 | |
| 5/41+1/6 | 1 in 4,496,388 | Tri-State Megabucks Plus |
| 5/42+1/15 | 1 in 12,760,020 | India Thunderball |
| 5/43+1/43 | 1 in 41,391,714 | former Lucky for Life format |
| 5/45+1/20 | 1 in 24,435,180 | Greece Tzoker |
| 5/45+1/45 | 1 in 54,979,155 | |
| 5/47+1/19 | 1 in 29,144,841 | former Hot Lotto format |
| 5/47+1/27 | 1 in 41,416,353 | California Super Lotto Plus |
| 5/48+1/18 | 1 in 30,821,472 | Lucky for Life |
| 5/49+1/13 | 1 in 24,789,492 | Portugal Totoloto |
| 5/50+1/20 | 1 in 42,375,200 | RSA Powerball |
| 5/52+1/10 | 1 in 25,989,600 | Lotto America |
| 5/52+1/28 | 1 in 72,770,880 | former Monopoly Millionaires' Club |
| 5/54+1/9 | 1 in 28,462,590 | Spain El Gordo |
| 5/56+1/46 | 1 in 175,711,536 | Old Mega Millions format |
| 5/59+1/35 | 1 in 175,223,510 | Old Powerball format |
| 5/69+1/26 | 1 in 292,201,338 | Powerball |
| 5/70+1/10 | 1 in 302,575,350 | Mega Millions |
| 5/75+1/15 | 1 in 258,890,850 | Old Mega Millions format |
Powerball Type Pick-5 + Pick-2 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
Game |
| 5/50+2/8 | 1 in 59,325,280 | EuroJackpot (previous format) |
| 5/50+2/10 | 1 in 95,344,200 | EuroJackpot |
| 5/50+2/11 | 1 in 116,531,800 | Euro Millions (previous format) |
| 5/50+2/12 | 1 in 139,838,160 | Euro Millions |
Powerball Type Pick-4 + Pick-1 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
Game |
| 4/33+1/31 | 1 in 1,268,520 | |
| 4/35+1/25 | 1 in 1,309,000 | Kentucky Cash Ball 225 |
| 4/35+1/35 | 1 in 1,832,600 | Texas Two Step |
| 4/44+1/22 | 1 in 2,986,522 | |
| 4/47+1/17 | 1 in 3,032,20 | Old FL Lucky Money game |
Powerball Type Pick-6 + Pick-1 Lottery Games
| Number Field |
Odds of Winning |
Game |
| 6/33+1/16 | 1 in 85,900,584 | China Lotto |
| 6/37+1/7 | 1 in 18,598,272 | Israel New Lotto |
| 6/40 + 1/20 | 1 in 76,767,600 | old Australia Powerball format |
| 6/42+1/6 | 1 in 31,474,716 | Swiss Lotto |
| 6/49+1/10 | 1 in 139,838,160 | Germany Lotto and Kenya Lotto |
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