Florida Lotto’s starting jackpot is set at $1 million and increases every time there is a rollover. With draws happening twice a week, it means that the top prize can quickly increase to much higher amounts, often topping $20 million and sometimes reaching even higher.
The game offers a unique prize structure, in which the final prize amount you receive depends on the random multiplier that is printed your ticket. If you match between three and five numbers, the base prize for that category is multiplied by the value on your ticket.
The table below shows the prizes on offer in Florida Lotto, including the base prize amounts and what you win for each multiplier. Note that there is no 1x multiplier, so the base amounts are used purely to calculate the final value of your prize.
Numbers Matched | Odds of Winning | Base Prize | 2x | 3x | 4x | 5x | 10x |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 6 | 1 in 22,957,480 | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot | Jackpot |
Match 5 | 1 in 81,409.5 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $9,000 | $12,000 | $15,000 | $30,000 |
Match 4 | 1 in 1,415.82 | $50 | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 | $500 |
Match 3 | 1 in 70.79 | $5 | $10 | $15 | $20 | $25 | $50 |
Match 2 | 1 in 8.58 | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket |
Odds of winning any Florida Lotto prize are 1 in 7.61. |
The odds of winning in draw-based lottery games are based on two factors: 1. How many numbers must be matched 2. The size of the number pool. For example: For LOTTO 6/49, the odds of winning the. Which Lottery Has the Best Jackpot Odds? The size of a lottery jackpot is what attracts most people to play the game. When the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries offer billion-dollar jackpots, people everywhere will brave long lines to purchase tickets. When jackpots are that big, many who have never previously played the lottery. Odds of winning any Florida Lotto prize are 1 in 7.61. The multipliers are not applied to the jackpot or the free ticket prizes. The odds of a particular being randomly selected are as follows: Multiplier.
The multipliers are not applied to the jackpot or the free ticket prizes. The odds of a particular being randomly selected are as follows:
Multiplier | Odds of Being Selected |
---|---|
10x | 1 in 26 |
5x | 1 in 8.67 |
4x | 1 in 5.2 |
3x | 1 in 3.25 |
2x | 1 in 2.89 |
Spend an extra $1 to add Double Play to your ticket and your numbers will be entered into a second draw, in which you can win up to $250,000. The Double Play jackpot is a set amount and does not roll over if it’s not won. The multipliers apply to the Double Play draw too – see the table below for all the prize amounts on offer.
Numbers Matched | Base Prize | 2x | 3x | 4x | 5x | 10x |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 6 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
Match 5 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $10,500 | $14,000 | $17,500 | $35,000 |
Match 4 | $60 | $120 | $180 | $240 | $300 | $600 |
Match 3 | $7 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 | $70 |
Match 2 | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket | Free Ticket |
You can also add EZMatch to your ticket for an instant win at the point of purchase. If one of your EZMatch numbers matches one of the numbers you choose for the main Lotto draw, you win the prize listed alongside.
With EZMatch, it’s possible to win up to six times on a single ticket. The table below shows all the EZMatch prizes available and the odds of winning.
Prize | Odds |
---|---|
$500 | 1 in 84,000 |
$250 | 1 in 84,000 |
$100 | 1 in 11,052.63 |
$50 | 1 in 3,387.1 |
$20 | 1 in 1,400 |
$15 | 1 in 893.62 |
$10 | 1 in 100 |
$5 | 1 in 300 |
$4 | 1 in 60 |
$3 | 1 in 13.64 |
$2 | 1 in 9.38 |
Odds of winning any EZMatch prize are 1 in 4.71. |
The odds of winning in draw-based lottery games are based on two factors:
1. How many numbers must be matched
2. The size of the number pool
For example: For LOTTO 6/49, the odds of winning the jackpot are based on matching 6 numbers out of a number pool of 49 numbers.
The more numbers there are to match, and the more numbers in the overall pool of numbers, the greater the odds.
Jackpot
$10 – $70 million
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 33,294,800
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
7/7
Number Pool
50
Jackpot
$5 million – grows until it’s won
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 13,983,816
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
6/6
Number Pool
49
Jackpot
$1,000/day for life or $7 million lump sum
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 13,348,188
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
5/5+Grand Number
Number Pool
49 +
Grand Number (7)
Jackpot
$250,000 – grows until it’s won
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 4,072,530
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
6/6
Number Pool
45
Jackpot
$2 million
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 13,983,816
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
6/6
Number Pool
49
Jackpot
$1 million
ODDS OF WINNING JACKPOT
1 in 10,000,000
Matching Numbers Require to Win Jackpot
7/7 (Right to Left)
Number Pool
9
Consider this: The odds of winning the jackpot in a game like Lotto 6/49 are approximately 1 in 14 million, similar to the odds of putting the name of everyone in Ontario in a hat - a very tall hat - and randomly pulling out your own.
That would be amazing, but when it comes to winning the lottery, it’s all about chance. There’s no system or skill to beat the odds.
Winning numbers are chosen randomly, and all that affects the odds is the total number of possible combinations as determined by the game mechanics – not the number of people playing.
Are the odds affected when a jackpot rolls over, such as in a progressive jackpot? No, odds don’t change – they’re based solely on the numbers that must be matched and the number of possible combinations for a given game.
In case you were wondering: OLG ensures that draws are completely fair and random. It’s regulated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, and there are precautions to make sure the odds of winning can’t be changed by OLG employees or lottery retailers, in any way.
The odds of lotteries are different from raffles. With raffles, the odds change based on the number of players. With lotteries, the number of players makes no difference to the odds of winning.
For example: ONTARIO 49 and LOTTO 6/49 have the same odds of winning the jackpot, because for both games you must match 7 numbers from a pool of numbers ranging from 1-49, even though, historically, fewer people play ONTARIO 49.
Yes, it’s true there are more big-city winners, because there are more people in big cities to buy tickets. And the more tickets sold, the higher the chances that a winning ticket is in that batch.
So, the GTA will often yield more winners than sparsely populated Northern Ontario. But there are winners in smaller towns too, because winning numbers are picked completely at random.