Australian Lotto at a Glance
First Draw: 22 June 1972
Biggest Jackpot: A$47.9 Million in April 2008
Draw Day: Saturdays
Biggest Individual Winner: A$24 Million in April 2008
Draw Time: 8:30pm (AEST)
Most Frequent Winning Numbers: 25-08-20-05-07-19 / 2-23
Now you too can play and win your share of at least Au$9.7 Million every week in the Australian Lottery. This payout is 55% of the total Lottery earnings - compared to only 45% paid out in many European Lottos and only 50% paid out in most North American Lottos.
How to Play
You can play the Australian Lotto - from wherever in the world you may be- through the services of Overseas Subscribers Agents. Just pick a subscription that suits you, and for each Game, simply pick 6 numbers from 1 to 45.
With only 6 main numbers from 45 to choose from (no extra Powerballs, Mega balls or Lucky Stars) the Australian Lotto has - hands-down - the best winning odds of all Pick-6 lottos in the world.
5 Ways to Win!
The Australian National Lottery has five prize divisions.
| Match | You Win* |
|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | JACKPOT |
| 5 +bonus | 6.7% of prize pool |
| 5 of 6 | 12.4% of prize pool |
| 4 of 6 | 19% of prize pool |
| 3 +bonus | 33.6% of prize pool |
*Prize payouts are divided amongst all winners for each division.
Every week, 5% of the prize money in Australian Lotto is held in reserve and kept in a
special fund which builds up over a period of several months.When the time comes for a Superdraw (about 6 or 7 times a year) all these reserve funds are added to special Saturday Lotto draws - called Superdraws - to create the biggest possible jackpots in the country.
Australian Powerball, dubbed "The Big One" by Aussie locals, is a popular lottery
game played every Thursday. Powerball guarantees a minimum jackpot of $3 Million, but in recent years jackpots have reached as high as $50 Million!
How to Play: For a standard game, you choose 5 numbers from 1 to 45 and a Powerball number from a second range of 1 to 45.