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Lottery Betting Archive 26 September 2017
The First Step to Winning, Is Knowing How to Win
How Many Numbers You Need to Win the Lotto: Full List
With that in mind we've drawn up a handy table so you can see just what it takes to scoop the jackpots on our most popular lotto draws. Of course getting all of those numbers right ain't easy – though there's more to winning the lottery than just the jackpot. Therefore, we also feature amount of numbers you need to guess correctly in order to win a prize.
Amount of Numbers to Win
| Lottery | Win the Jackpot | Win a Prize | Current Jackpot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian Lotto | 6 | Bonus Ball | $1 million |
| Cash4Life | 5 + Cash Ball | 1 + Cash Ball | $1,000 per day for life |
| El Gordo Primitiva | 5 + Superball | Superball | $5 million |
| EuroJackpot | 5 + 2 Euronumbers | 2 + 1 Euronumber | $10 million |
| EuroMillions | 5 + 2 Stars | 2 | $17 million |
| French Lotto | 5 + Bonus | Bonus | $2 million |
| German Lotto | 6 + SuperBall | 2 + SuperBall | Become a millionaire |
| Irish Lotto | 6 | 2 | $1 million |
| Mark Six | 6 | 3 | Become a millionaire |
| US Millions | 5 + MegaBall | Megaball | $40 million* |
| Mega-Sena | 6 | 4 | Become a millionaire |
| Quina | 5 | 2 | Become a millionaire |
| US Power | 5 + P Ball | P Ball | Become a millionaire* |
| MINI Lotto | 5 | 3 | $110,000 |
| Multi Keno | 10 | 1 | $90,000 |
| Polish Lotto | 6 | 3 | Become a millionaire |
| SuperEnalotto | 6 | 2 | Become a millionaire |
| Swiss Lotto | 6 + Lucky Number | 3 | $3 million |
| Swedish Lotto | 7 | 4 | Become a millionaire |
Both the multi-nation European lotteries require seven matching numbers to claim the jackpot; five main numbers, which are between one and 50, and two special numbers. In EuroMillions the special numbers are called Stars and the range is one to 11. In rival lottery EuroJackpot they're called Euronumbers and the number range is one to ten. (The fact that there's one less special number to pick actually reduces the jackpot odds considerably compared to EuroMillions.) The lowest prize division for EuroMillions just requires two matching numbers, with odds of 1:23. For the EuroJackpot it's a little trickier, as two numbers and one correct bonus ball are needed, and the odds of this are almost double its European counterpart at 1:42.
American giants, US Powerball and MegaMillions, require 5 correct numbers and the special bonus ball. For the US Powerball draw players pick 5 numbers between one and 69, and the bonus P Ball is between one and 26. For the MegaMillions it's the same to win but with one to 75 for regular numbers and a bonus number range of one to 25 (Megaball).
The Irish Lotto is one of the most popular lotteries, not just here but internationally too, thanks to highly desirable odds and big jackpots. To win, it requires 6 matching numbers. The lowest prize division can be won by matching two numbers and the bonus ball (you only need two numbers playing at Lottoland).
Multi Keno operates very differently to the others (because Keno is a lottery game with a casino-style twist). There are 10 different prize divisions, with the jackpot needing 10/10 matching numbers. However, there are two ways that users can dramatically improve their odds of winning. The first is to use the PLUS function, which doubles their stake and seriously improves the odds. The second is to increase the stake, for example: players who increase their stake by 10x have 10x the chance of winning.
Lots of Ways to Win
Lottoland not only offers you a wide world of international lotteries to bet on, each game offers you many different ways to win, be it nice odds for smaller division prizes or big odds on massive jackpots like the legendary US Millions! All lottos mentioned above can be found on our Jackpot overview page.
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