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Game Descriptions & Odds

Games currently offered by the California Lottery are:

  • MEGA Millions -- Players choose 5 numbers from 1 to 56 and a MEGA number from 1 to 46. There are 9 ways to match and win. In fact, you can win even if you just match the MEGA number. To win the Jackpot, you must match all five numbers plus the MEGA number. Winning numbers are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. MEGA Millions costs $1 dollar to play and is expected to give players regular opportunities at over $100 million jackpots.

    Prize Categories and Odds:
    Match Odds 1 in Prizes
    All 5 of 5 and Mega
    175,711,536   
    Jackpot Pari-mutuel**
    All 5 of 5 3,904,701 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 4 of 5 and Mega 689,065 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 4 of 5 15,313 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 3 of 5 and Mega 13,781 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 3 of 5 306 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 2 of 5 and Mega 844 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 1 of 5 and Mega 141 Pari-mutuel**
    None of 5, Only Mega 75 Pari-mutuel**
    Overall odds of winning     39.89      

  • SuperLotto Plus -- Players choose 5 numbers from 1 to 47 and a MEGA number from 1 to 27. There are 9 ways to match and win. In fact, you can win even if you just match the MEGA number. To win the Jackpot, you must match all five numbers plus the MEGA number. Winning numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 7:57 p.m. SuperLotto Plus costs $1 dollar to play and is the game featuring a multi-million jackpot prize.

    Prize Categories and Odds:
    Match Odds 1 in Prizes
    All 5 of 5 And Mega            
    41,416,353        
    Jackpot Pari-mutuel**
    All 5 of 5 1,592,937 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 4 of 5 and Mega 197,221 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 4 of 5 7,585 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 3 of 5 And Mega 4,810 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 3 of 5 185 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 2 of 5 And Mega 361 Pari-mutuel**
    Any 1 of 5 And Mega 74 Pari-mutuel**
    None of 5, Only Mega 49 Pari-mutuel**
    Overall odds of winning 23    

  • Scratchers -- Scratchers are tickets with a "scratch off" portion on each ticket. Players can learn instantly how they fared, and cash in smaller winnings on the spot. The lottery offers a variety of different themed Scratchers that are introduced into the marketplace every month. The play styles, prize amounts, and ticket cost vary. (Currently, Scratchers cost $1, $2, $3, $5 or $10 each.) 

    Visit the Scratcher's section for the game odds on individual Scratcher games.

  • Fantasy 5 -- Players pick a set of five numbers from 1 to 39. Winning tickets are those that match any two, three, four, or all five of the five numbers drawn. Draws occur every day.

    Prize Categories and Odds:
    Match Odds 1 in Prizes Prizes Paid in 1998
    All 5 of 5 winning numbers 575,757    Pari-mutuel**   $18,179 to $531,360
    Any 4 of 5 winning numbers  3,387 Pari-mutuel** $199 to $801
    Any 3 of 5 winning numbers  103 Pari-mutuel** $11 to $21
    Any 2 of 5 winning numbers   10 Free Replay  
    Overall odds of winning 9    

  • Dail y 4 -- Players pick a set of four numbers from 0 to 9. Players can try to match the four numbers drawn in the exact order or in various combinations. The draw occurs every day.

    Prize Categories and Odds:

    PLAYSTYLE MATCH ALL
    NUMBERS
    AND WIN
    IF YOUR
    NUMBER IS:
    WINNING
    NUMBERS
    ARE:
    ODDS
    STRAIGHT Match exact order 1234 1234 1 in 10,000
    BOX Match 4 different #'s, any order 1234 1234, 1324, 1423, 1243, 1342, 1432, 2134, 2314, 2413, 2143, 2341, 2431, 3124, 3214, 3412, 3142, 3241, 3421, 4123, 4213, 4312, 4132, 4231, 4321 1 in 417
    Match 2 same & 2 different #'s, any order 1123 1123, 1132, 1213, 1231, 1321, 1312, 2311, 2113, 2131, 3211, 3112, 3121 1 in 833
    Match 2 pairs same #'s, any order 1122 1122, 1212, 1221, 2211, 2121, 2112 1 in 1,667
    Match 3 same #'s & 1 different #, any order 1112 1112, 1121, 1211, 2111 1 in 2,500
    STRAIGHT/BOX
    • Your $1 play is split between both Playstyles-50 cents to Straight and 50 cents to Box.
    • Since $1 is split between the two Playstyles, the potential payouts are half the prize amounts, while the odds of winning each way remain unchanged. (see above)
    • By matching the winning numbers in the exact order, you win approximately half of the Straight prize plus approximately half of the Box prize. If you match the winning numbers in any other order, you win approximately half of the Box prize only.

  • Daily 3 -- Players pick a set of three numbers from 0 to 9. Players can try to match the three numbers drawn in the exact order or in various combinations. The draw occurs every day.

    Prize Categories and Odds:
    Playstyle Match all numbers and win If your
    number is
    Straight Match exact order 529
    Box Match any order (3 unique digits) 529
    Match any order (2 Identical & 1 Unique)      599

     

    Playstyle Winning
    number is
    Odds Prize
    Straight 529 1 in 1,000     pari-mutuel    
    Box 529,592,952,925,259,295  1 in 167 pari-mutuel
    599,959,995 1 in 333 pari-mutuel


  • Hot Spot -- Players pick the Spot (set of numbers) they want to play from 1 to 10. They then select numbers from 1 to 80. If players choose to play a "3-Spot" then they pick a set of three numbers. There is also the Bulls-eye feature that offers higher prizes. One of the 20 numbers drawn will be the Bulls-eye number. If the player matches the Bulls-eye number they win. Draw takes place daily from 6:00 a.m. to 2 a.m., every four minutes. Players can learn quickly if they have won by watching the monitor in selected Lottery Retailer locations.

    Prize Categories and Odds:

    Hot Spot

     

     

    TOTAL Bulls-Eye PRIZE

     

     

    Prizes

     Odds   :1

     

     

     

     Odds    :1

    1 Spot

    0

    $0

     

    1 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

    $2

                     4.0

     

    1

    $40

                     80.0

    Total

     

     

                     4.0

    Total

     

    $0

                     80.0

    2 Spot

    0

    $0

     

    2 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

    $0

     

     

    1

    $11

                     52.7

     

    2

    $8

                   16.6

     

    2

    $58

                    166.3

    Total

     

     

                   16.6

    Total

     

    $0

                     40.0

    3 Spot

    0

    $0

     

    3 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

    $0

     

     

    1

    $6

                     46.4

     

    2

    $2

                     7.2

     

    2

    $12

                     72.1

     

    3

    $17

                   72.1

     

    3

    $132

                    480.5

    Total

     

     

                     6.6

    Total

     

    $0

                     26.7

    4 Spot

    0

    $0

     

    4 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

    $0

     

     

    1

    $4

                     46.2

     

    2

    $1

                     4.7

     

    2

    $8

                     47.0

     

    3

    $3

                   23.1

     

    3

    $26

                    154.4

     

    4

    $55

                 326.4

     

    4

    $255

                 1,632.2

    Total

     

     

                     3.9

    Total

     

    $0

                     20.0

    5 Spot

    0

    $0

     

    5 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

    $0

     

     

    1

    $3

                     49.3

     

    2

    $0

     

     

    2

    $5

                     37.0

     

    3

    $2

                   11.9

     

    3

    $11

                     79.4

     

    4

    $11

                   82.7

     

    4

    $61

                    413.5

     

    5

    $325

              1,550.6

     

    5

    $825

                 6,202.3

    Total

     

     

                   10.3

    Total

     

    $0

                     16.0

    6 Spot

    0

     

     

    6 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

    $4

                     55.0

     

    2

     

     

     

    2

    $2

                     32.4

     

    3

    $1

                     7.7

     

    3

    $5

                     51.4

     

    4

    $4

                   35.0

     

    4

    $29

                    175.2

     

    5

    $50

                 323.0

     

    5

    $190

                 1,292.1

     

    6

    $900

              7,752.8

     

    6

    $1,900

               25,842.8

    Total

     

     

                     6.2

    Total

     

    $0

                     13.3

    7 Spot

    0

     

     

    7 Spot

    0

    $0

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

    $4

                     63.5

     

    2

     

     

     

    2

    $2

                     30.6

     

    3

    $1

                     5.7

     

    3

    $3

                     38.1

     

    4

    $2

                   19.2

     

    4

    $12

                     95.8

     

    5

    $8

                 115.8

     

    5

    $53

                    463.0

     

    6

    $150

              1,366.0

     

    6

    $500

                 4,553.3

     

    7

    $2,000

            40,979.3

     

    7

    $8,000

            117,083.8

    Total

     

     

                     4.2

    Total

     

    $0

                     11.4

    8 Spot

    0

    $1

                   11.3

    8 Spot

    0

    $1

     

     

    1

    $0

     

     

    1

    $4

                     75.1

     

    2

    $0

     

     

    2

    $2

                     30.5

     

    3

    $0

     

     

    3

    $2

                     31.0

     

    4

    $0

     

     

    4

    $4

                     61.3

     

    5

    $8

                   54.6

     

    5

    $36

                    218.5

     

    6

    $60

                 422.5

     

    6

    $145

                 1,408.4

     

    7

    $550

              6,232.3

     

    7

    $1,225

               17,806.5

     

    8

    $10,000

          230,114.6

     

    8

    $28,500

             575,286.5

    Total

     

     

                     9.2

    Total

     

    $0

                     10.0

    9 Spot

    0

    $1

                   15.7

    9 Spot

    0

    $1

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

    $4

                     90.6

     

    2

     

     

     

    2

    $2

                     31.6

     

    3

     

     

     

    3

    $2

                     27.1

     

    4

     

     

     

    4

    $4

                     43.8

     

    5

    $5

                   30.7

     

    5

    $13

                    122.7

     

    6

    $20

                 174.8

     

    6

    $65

                    582.8

     

    7

    $100

              1,690.1

     

    7

    $350

                 4,828.9

     

    8

    $2,500

            30,681.9

     

    8

    $5,500

               76,704.9

     

    9

    $30,000

       1,380,687.6

     

    9

    $65,000

           3,068,194.8

    Total

     

     

                     9.7

    Total

     

    $0

                       8.9

    10 Spot

    0

    $3

                   21.8

    10 Spot

    0

    $3

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

    $4

                    111.4

     

    2

     

     

     

    2

    $2

                     33.9

     

    3

     

     

     

    3

    $2

                     24.9

     

    4

     

     

     

    4

    $2

                     33.9

     

    5

    $2

                   19.4

     

    5

    $6

                     77.8

     

    6

    $10

                   87.1

     

    6

    $35

                    290.4

     

    7

    $30

                 620.7

     

    7

    $120

                 1,773.4

     

    8

    $500

              7,384.5

     

    8

    $1,250

               18,461.2

     

    9

    $5,000

          163,381.4

     

    9

    $15,000

             363,069.7

     

    10

    $100,000

       8,911,711.2

     

    10

    $300,000

         17,823,422.4

    Total

     

     

                     9.1

    Total

     

     

                       8.0

  • Daily Derby -- Players have the chance to win a Grand Prize worth up to hundreds of thousands of dollars and the chance to win twice on one ticket. They pick their favorite horses by name or number, and also pick the race time. They win by matching the winning horses, or the race time, or both.

    Prize Categories and Odds:
    Category Match Odds
    Grand Prize Trifecta & Race Time 1 in 1,320,000
    Trifecta 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place 1 in 1,321
    Exacta 1st & 2nd Place 1 in 147
    Win 1st Place 1 in 13.2
    Race Time Race Time Only 1 in 1,001

All draws are open to the public, and persons may attend drawings by calling 1-800-LOTTERY (800-568-8379). It is necessary to phone ahead in order to ensure that staff is available to conduct a proper tour and answer any questions regarding the draw process.

 

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