query: how many numbers to win south african lotto

pos: South African National Lottery and PowerBall Plus. 8 games operate under the South African National Lottery brand: Players buy tickets with their choice of six different numbers between 1 and 52; there is provision for random numbers to be generated automatically for those who do not wish to choose, known as 'Quick Pick'. In the draw, six numbered balls are drawn without replacement from a set of 52 balls numbered from 1 to 52. A further "Bonus Ball" is also drawn, which affects only players who match five numbers. Prizes are awarded to players who match at least three of the six drawn numbers,

pos: South African National Lottery with prizes increasing for matching more of the drawn numbers. All players who match all six drawn numbers win equal shares of the jackpot; the chance of doing so is 1 in 20,358,520. If four, five, or six balls are matched, the relevant prize is divided equally between all who match that many balls. If no player matches all six numbers, the jackpot is added to that of the next Lotto draw—a "Rollover". The entry fee to the LOTTO draw is set at R5.00 per board. The draw is conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays on SABC 2 at 20:56. LOTTO

pos: Gambling in the United Kingdom this brand, including Lotto and Thunderball. As with other lotteries players choose a set of numbers, say 6 from 50, with six numbers then being drawn at random. Players win cash prizes depending on how many numbers they match. The National Lottery launched a pan-European "super-lottery", called EuroMillions, in 2004. Currently this is available in nine countries. In the United Kingdom, the national lottery has so far raised several billions of pounds for Good Causes, a programme which distributes money via grants. 28% of lottery revenue goes towards the fund, along with all unclaimed prizes. Additionally, 12% goes to the

pos: TattsLotto randomly generate numbers, known as a Quick Pick entry. Winnings are calculated in 6 divisions with division 1 (six correct numbers) paying between 1 and 20 million dollars, however, some New Years Megadraws can win up to 30 million dollars, if not more. TattsLotto TattsLotto is a weekly lottery game played on Saturday nights in Australia, known as Saturday Lotto in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia, and Gold Lotto in Queensland. It was the first lottery in Australia. The game is a product of Tatts Group and since 1 June 2016, has been promoted under the master

pos: Lotto New Zealand $3.5 million), it was marketed as an opportunity to win "the ultimate lifestyle". Lines were $1 each, with (like the main Lotto game) a minimum of four lines per ticket. The mechanism of the draw was similar to Lotto, with players trying to correctly guess the six numbers drawn. However, there were 50 balls for Big Wednesday, not 40, and the game had the added feature of a "coin toss"; along with the numbers, players must predict heads or tails. A player matching all six numbers will only win the jackpot if they correctly guess the outcome of the coin

pos: National Lottery (Ireland) quick picks for matching 2 main numbers plus the bonus ball. This meant that the odds were better at 1 in 10 at winning a prize. Over 90 percent of Lotto players play Lotto Plus. Sales of Lotto Plus in 2012 were €74.3 million. Based around the main Lotto draw, Lotto 5-4-3-2-1 was introduced in February 1997. It allows players to win prizes by correctly matching one, two, three, four, or five of the drawn numbers. The more numbers players try to match, the greater the prize. Players may base their choices either on a six-number game (excluding the bonus

pos: Lotteries in Australia and promoted as the first fully national lotto game, at a time when New South Wales was not a part of Saturday Lotto. Entries cost $1.20 per game plus agents commission. Originally, the game was the same as Saturday Lotto, requiring six numbers to be picked out of 45. However, starting 18 October 2005, a seventh number began to be drawn, greatly lengthening the odds of winning Division 1 (close, but not longer, than that of Powerball). In line with this change, branding for Oz Lotto changed in many states, to emphasise the seventh ball (including new names, such as

pos: Lotto New Zealand The first tickets went on sale on 22 July 1987 and the first draw took place on 1 August 1987. The televised draw is currently hosted by Sonia Grey and Jordan Vandermade. In the main game of Lotto, six balls and one bonus ball are drawn from a Smartplay Halogen II machine containing 40 balls numbered 1 to 40. To win First Division (the top prize), one has to simply mark off all six numbers on the same line. Players can buy Lotto tickets by selecting their own numbers using a coupon, or they can have the machine randomly generate

pos: Connecticut Lottery in the jackpot is $100,000 until won. Players win $2 by matching three of the six numbers drawn; a parimutuel prize is won with at least four numbers. What is now "Lotto!" began in 1983 as "Connecticut Lotto", a 6/36 game. The matrix was changed to 6/40 in 1986, and to the current 6/44 in 1989. (The then-current game logo was 36, 40, or 44 yellow squares forming a rectangle, reflecting the game matrix.) The cash option was added in 1997. The game became "Wild Card Lotto" in 1998 (adding a seventh ball, which was used for additional lower-tier prizes,

pos: Florida Lottery Saturday during a live broadcast at 11:15 p.m. ET. A single ball machine is used with numbered balls ranging from 1 through 53 (before October 24, 1999, there were 49 balls). Anyone who matches all six numbers in any order wins or shares the jackpot. In October 2009, the Lotto Xtra option was introduced, replacing Lotto Plus. Players can pay an additional $1 for each game, multiplying non-jackpot winnings by 2x, 3x, 4x, or 5x. Additionally, Lotto Xtra tickets win a free play for matching 2 of 6 numbers. The Florida Lottery joined "Cash4Life" on February 17, 2017. (The game

pos: National Lottery (Ireland) Bennekerry, Carlow. Sales of Lotto fell from €379.1 million in 2011 to €339.7 million in 2012. The National Lottery said that this reflected lower jackpot levels during the year. The first Lotto drawing was held on Saturday, 16 April 1988. In its original 6/36 format, six numbered balls were drawn from a lottery machine containing 36 balls. Players could win a share of a guaranteed £250,000 jackpot by matching all six numbers, or win smaller prizes by matching four or five numbers. If no winning ticket was sold, the jackpot rolled over for the next draw. Drawings continued each Saturday

pos: Lottery games with a lifetime prize each game varies. Increasingly, American lotteries have introduced a cash option for winners of scratch games with such prizes (as they had begun in the 20th century with fixed annuities in almost all games, drawing or scratchcard.) The "Win for Life" game (which replaced "Lotto South") began in 2006 in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia. Kentucky dropped out in 2011, and Georgia in 2014, leaving Virginia as its only member. "Win for Life" was retired following the September 13, 2014 drawing; it was replaced by $1,000,000 Moneyball. Players chose six numbers from 1 through 42; seven numbers were drawn, including the

pos: Lotto 6/49 49. If a ticket matches all six numbers, the jackpot prize of at least $5,000,000 is won. A bonus number is also drawn, and if a player's ticket matches five numbers and the bonus number, the player wins the "second prize" which is usually between $100,000 and $500,000. Should more than one player win the top or second prize, it is split amongst them. Lesser prizes are also awarded if one matches at least three numbers, or two numbers plus the bonus number. If the top prize is not won, the jackpot prize increases for the next draw. As many

pos: Oz Lotto Oz Lotto Oz Lotto is a national lottery game, owned by Tatts Group and administered by its lottery brand 'the Lott' in all Australian States with the exception of Western Australia, where the lottery is administered by Lotterywest. The draw takes place each Tuesday at 8.30pm AEST. It was introduced on and promoted as the first fully national lotto game, at a time when New South Wales was not a part of Saturday Lotto. Each game costs $1.10 plus agent's commission. Originally, the game was the same as Saturday Lotto, requiring six numbers to be picked out of 45. However,

pos: National Lottery (United Kingdom) numbers. The players who match all six drawn numbers win equal shares of the jackpot; the chance of doing so is 1 in 45,057,474. Similarly, if four or five balls are matched, the relevant prize is divided equally between all who match that many balls. If no player matches all six numbers, the jackpot is added to that of the next Lotto draw—a "rollover". This accumulation was limited to three consecutive draws until 10 February 2011, when it was increased to four. Rollovers are frequent, with for example 20 Wednesday (39%) and 13 Saturday rollovers (25%) in 2011 (fewer tickets

pos: Lotto 6/49 Lotto 6/49 Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada. Launched on June 12, 1982, Lotto 6/49 was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers. Previous national games, such as the Olympic Lottery, Loto Canada and Superloto used pre-printed numbers on tickets. Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada. Winning numbers are drawn by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation every Wednesday and Saturday, executed with a Smartplay Halogen II ball machine. As the name implies, six numbers are drawn from a set of

pos: Connecticut Lottery costs $1; for an additional 50 cents, the "Kicker" option is activated. The "Kicker" option gives a player more opportunities to win. Connecticut's in-house jackpot game, "Lotto!", is drawn Tuesdays and Friday nights. Six numbers are drawn from a field of 44; the 6/44 matrix has been used continuously since 1989, when the game's name was its original name, "Connecticut Lotto" (without an exclamation point.) The minimum jackpot is $1,000,000 (annuitized; payable in 21 equal yearly installments unless the cash option is chosen.) Unusually, the "Lotto!" jackpot increases only when its Tuesday night drawing is not won. The minimum increase

pos: Lotto New Zealand with, they automatically won the million, and if nobody matched all six numbers, which only happened once, the millionaire was selected from Division Two. Introduced 3 April 1993. A Lotto player may, at a cost of $1, add to their ticket four Lotto Strike numbers. The objective is to match these numbers, in exact order, with the first four numbers of the Lotto draw. The current minimum jackpot for the "Strike 4" prize is $100,000, and increases by that amount until won, or until the jackpot reaches $700,000 or the tenth draw without a winner. Introduced February 2001. A line

pos: Lotteries in Australia with "Lotto" and "SA Lotto" in 1999, since crosses on entry forms were no longer accepted – but was reinstated in May 2010.) The draw format was the same as for the Saturday draw, with six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers drawn from 45. SA Lotto was notable in that there were six divisions instead of five, with an additional division for games with four matching winning numbers, plus a supplementary number. The First Division pool was last increased, from $300,000 to $400,000, in November 2003, at the same time as the re-introduction of a mid-week draw on Wednesdays,

pos: Missouri Lottery drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Six numbers from 1 through 44 are chosen. Players get two games for each $1 wager (games must be played in multiples of two.) The progressive jackpot begins at $1,000,000 (annuitized with a cash option); players win cash by matching at least four of the six numbers in any game. A free $1 play is won by matching three numbers. The game's monetary prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis. Beginning November 4, 2012, randomly selected Missouri Lotto tickets are printed with the word "Doubler". Any money prize (except a jackpot, or jackpot share) won on

pos: Lottery Venice. However, it was in Genoa that "Lotto" became very popular. People used to bet on the name of Great Council members, who were drawn by chance, five out of ninety candidates every six months . This kind of gambling was called "Lotto" or "Semenaiu". When people wanted to bet more frequently than twice a year, they began to substitute the candidates names with numbers and modern lotto was born, to which both modern legal lotteries and the illegal Numbers game can trace their ancestry. King Francis I of France discovered the lotteries during his campaigns in Italy and decided

pos: New York Lottery 20 numbers from 1 through 80 are drawn. Players choose 10 numbers; games cost $1 each. Matching 10 of the 20 numbers wins $500,000 cash; the top prize has a $5,000,000 liability limit. Unlike Quick Draw (which also picks 20 of 80 numbers; see below), Pick 10 is available wherever Lottery draw games are sold, including "Quick Draw" retailers. Lotto is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. A $1 play consists of 2 games. Six of 59 numbers are drawn, followed by a bonus ball. Matching three numbers wins $1; other winners share parimutuel prizes. As the payout percentage in Lotto is

pos: Lotteries in Australia the game has been identical to Saturday Lotto: six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers are drawn from 45 balls, and its five winning divisions are identical. Entries cost $0.55 per game plus agent's commission. Both Monday and Wednesday draws carry a Division 1 prize of $1 million for each winner. Occasional Monday night "superdraws" are also conducted, with a $5 million Division 1 pool. NSW Lotto has seen a number of changes since its introduction in 1979: Oz Lotto is a national lottery game, administered by Tattersall's and played on Tuesday nights. It was introduced on 26 February 1994

pos: National Lottery (Ireland) currently a 6/47 lottery with an additional "bonus ball." Its starting jackpot is a guaranteed €2 million, which rolls over until it is won. The minimum play in Lotto has always been two lines of six numbers each. At Lotto's current cost of €2 per line, a Lotto ticket costs a minimum of €4. Lotto has produced two spinoff games, Lotto 5-4-3-2-1, which began in 1997, and Lotto Plus, which began in 2000. The largest ever Lotto jackpot of €18.9 million was won on 28 June 2008 by a syndicate of 16 colleagues at a quarry and concrete plant in

pos: National Lottery (United Kingdom) all six main numbers after the fifth rollover, the jackpot is shared between every cash prize winner. This is called a "Jackpot Rolldown". Every cash prize therefore increases substantially.(estimated amounts shown in brackets). Expected jackpots: £3.8m minimum on Saturday and £2.0m minimum on Wednesday. Lotto Hotpicks uses the main Lotto draw for its numbers but is a different game. The player chooses both the numbers "and" the number of draw balls they want to try to match, up to a maximum of five. However, if the player does not match "all" the numbers chosen, they are not a winner. The

pos: National Lottery (United Kingdom) 1 in 2,950,000 on Fridays. Lotto Extra was introduced on 13 November 2000 and was originally called The National Lottery Extra but renamed Lotto Extra in 2002. It was an add-on from the main draw where a player could select "Lotto Extra same numbers" or a lucky dip. Players would pick six numbers from 49 and there were no lower tier prizes so a perfect match was required. The last draw was on 8 July 2006 and it was replaced by Dream Number. Dream Number was launched on 15 July 2006. It involved a random seven digit number generated for

pos: Lotteries in Australia by all Division 1 winners, Wednesday Gold Lotto guaranteed a fixed $1 million prize for up to four separate winners in each draw, with the $4 million prize pool only being divided among its winners if more than four match all six numbers in one draw. Unclaimed first division prizes were used to fund future Division 1 prizes, or for other promotional purposes. The final Queensland-only Wednesday Gold Lotto draw was held on 16 October 2013, with Golden Casket joining the national Monday & Wednesday Lotto draws (branded Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto) from 21 October 2013. Casket (or the

pos: National Lottery (Ireland) night until 30 May 1990, when the National Lottery introduced a midweek Lotto draw on Wednesday nights. Lotto draws have been held twice weekly since that time. The Lotto for Saturday if Christmas Day is falling on Saturday transferred to Christmas Eve, Friday or Wednesday draw to Tuesday (1991-2002) or Thursday in 2013. In a 6/36 lottery, the odds of matching all six numbers and winning the jackpot are 1 in 1,947,792. At Lotto's initial cost of £0.50 per line, all possible combinations could be purchased for £973,896. This left Lotto vulnerable to a brute force attack, which happened when

neg: South African National Lottery PLUS 1 is exactly the same as LOTTO, but gives the player a second chance to win. When buying a LOTTO ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the LOTTO PLUS 1 draw. Odds are the same, while prizes are usually slightly lower. The draw is conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays on SABC 2 at 20:56. LOTTO PLUS 2 is exactly the same as LOTTO, but gives the player a third chance to win. When buying a LOTTO ticket, the player must pay an extra R2.50 per board to enter the LOTTO PLUS 2 draw.

neg: Illinois State Lottery current version of Lotto, a player pays $1 and picks 6 numbers from a field of 52 (or gets 6 randomly assigned numbers as a "quick pick"). Players matching all 6 numbers split a parimutuel jackpot that starts at $2,000,000. Players matching 5 of 6 numbers win a variable amount that averages $2,000, and players matching 4 of 6 win a variable amount that averages $50. Players matching 3 of 6 numbers win $5, and players matching 2 of 6 win $1. Lotto drawings take place on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Historically, Lotto began on February 19, 1983, as a

neg: Lotteries in Australia Capital Territory only, and administered by New South Wales Lotteries. Originally based on NSW Lotto's Monday and Wednesday draws, Lotto Strike also became available for play on Saturday Lotto after the midweek NSW Lotto changes in 2004 (instead of Super 66). Lotto Strike costs $1 per game plus agent's commission, and must be bought at the same time as a normal Lotto entry for that draw. Lotto Strike's winning numbers are the "first four balls drawn in order" from the corresponding Lotto draw. To win a prize, players must match at least one of their selected balls in the same

neg: Florida Lottery Xtra as an add-on for Florida Lotto. Players may elect to add $1 to the cost of their Florida Lotto ticket and multiply non-jackpot prizes by up to 5x. On October 11, 2010, the Florida Lottery introduced Lucky Lines. Lucky Lines is an instant win game where players elect how much to wager on each ticket from $1, $2, $3, or $5. The Lottery computer then produces a 7x7 grid of numbers from 1 to 49 with the player numbers distributed throughout. If the player's 7 numbers form a straight line that ticket is a grand prize winner and is

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) entry fee to the EuroMillions draw is £2.50 per board. The odds of winning the jackpot are 139,838,160 to 1. On Friday 26 January 2018, the first EuroMillions HotPicks draw took place. It uses the same five main numbers as the EuroMillions draw and offers players the chance to win one of five prizes from £10 up to £1 million. The game works in a similar way to Lotto HotPicks whereby players have to decide how many numbers they are going to match. If they do not successfully match all of their selected numbers, then no prize is awarded. As

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) entry into the main draw. It was played independently of "Lotto", or if played with "Lotto" one Dream Number was generated per ticket, not per Lotto entry. The cost of entry was £1. A dream number was printed on every Lotto ticket bought, whether the player had chosen to enter it into the draw or not. Unlike other "Lotto" games, it was not possible to choose the number entered, and the order that the numbers were drawn was significant, as the numbers had to be matched in the same order for the player to win. Players had to "match with

neg: Traditional healers of South Africa herself, explains: Dr Motlalepula Matsabisa, director of the Medical Research Council’s Indigenous Knowledge Unit, says there appears to be many fake traditional healers from Eastern and Western Africa around, however because of a lack of regulation, they go unchecked and explains that if anyone can bring about good luck and predict lotto numbers, they wouldn’t be poor themselves. However, he also warns that people should not be gullible. Phephsile Maseko, national co-ordinator of the Traditional Healers Organisation (THO) says: Traditional healers of South Africa Traditional healers of South Africa are practitioners of traditional African medicine in Southern Africa. They fulfill

neg: South African National Lottery Nedbank: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall and PowerBall PLUS are available for play through the bank's apps. National Lottery website: LOTTO, LOTTO PLUS 1, LOTTO PLUS 2, PowerBall, PowerBall PLUS and SPORTSTAKE 13 are available for play through the South African National lottery website. Below lists the highest 11 jackpots from the National Lottery of South Africa. In June 2003 it was reported that 27 percent of lottery players were unemployed and that 43 percent of players earned less than R2,000 a month. It was also reported that legalised gambling had created 50 673 jobs in 2000,

neg: Lotto New Zealand may be "enhanced" by the purchase of a Powerball number. If Powerball is played, a minimum of four Powerball numbers must be purchased per ticket, at the cost of $0.80 per line. The Powerball number is a number between 1 and 10, drawn from a separate machine from the main Lotto draw. If the winning Powerball number is on the same line as a winning line of Lotto, the ticket holder wins a share of the Powerball prize pool in addition to the prize won from the main Lotto draw. To win first division Powerball, the winner must first win

neg: Vikinglotto most prize tiers, with eight different ways to win. The lowest prize in this country is awarded for matching just two main numbers. Sweden offers the fewest chances to win with just five prize tiers available. Players here must match at least three main numbers to earn a prize. Vikinglotto Vikinglotto (formerly known in Denmark as Onsdags Lotto, "Wednesday Lotto", and as Víkingalottó in Iceland) is a cooperation between the national lotteries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia. Vikinglotto started in 1991 and was the first of its kind in Europe. Draws are held at

neg: Hoosier Lottery multiple ways of winning. Players could have matched the 5 numbers across a three line set to win up to $5,000; or matched all five numbers on a single line to win $200,000. The game was retired on August 22, 2014. Hoosier Lottery The Hoosier Lottery is the official state lottery of Indiana, and is the only US lottery that uses the state's nickname as its official name. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets; its draw games include Mega Millions, Hoosier Lotto, Powerball, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto. The Hoosier

neg: Lotto South game is retired.) The three lotteries kept the rest of the money. "Lotto South"′s replacement was Win for Life, which ended in 2011 in Kentucky and winter 2014 in Georgia; Win for Life was retired on September 13, 2014, after which Virginia replaced it with $1,000,000 Moneyball. Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia began sales of "Decades of Dollars" on January 30, 2011. (Arkansas joined on May 3.) Decades of Dollars became a Virginia-only game in October 2014, as the other three lotteries were part of the launch of "Monopoly Millionaires' Club". Lotto South Lotto South was a lottery game in Georgia,

neg: Louisiana Lottery Corporation the five "ezmatch" numbers to any of the regular Easy 5 numbers on their ticket win the "ezmatch" prize for that number. Louisiana Lotto began in January 1992; it draws 6 of 40 numbers. In 1995, the LLC began paying Louisiana Lotto jackpots as cash instead of a 20-year annuity. It offers a pari-mutuel jackpot of at least $250,000 that keeps growing until it is won. In 1998, a $3 prize level for matching 3 of the 6 numbers was added, decreasing the odds to 1 in 30. The game is structured to average $2,000 and $50 for the match

neg: Lotto (song) August 19. Member Kai was absent from promotional activities due to an injury he sustained during the concert tour. "Lotto" was deemed "unfit for broadcast" by KBS, MBC and Mnet, thus was promoted with modified lyrics under the alternative title "Louder" on these TV channels. "Lotto" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart and at number one on the "Billboard" World Digital Songs chart. The song went on to win first place seven times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows. Lotto (song) "Lotto" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group EXO for

neg: Daily Grand which entrants would be asked how they would use the grand prize. The winners were to receive $1,000 prizes, and have to film themselves using the money. Daily Grand Daily Grand is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games, alongside Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max. Sales began on October 18, 2016, and the first draw was held on October 20, 2016. The game was not launched in Atlantic Canada until 2017. Winning numbers are chosen from five of 49 main numbers, and a "Grand Number" from 1 to

neg: Lotteries in Australia often take many months for a Strike Four prize to be won. The Strike Four prize is capped at $2 million, with any further jackpots being added to the next Strike Four pool after it is next won. Although New South Wales is the only state in Australia that plays Lotto Strike, the format is also played in New Zealand with their national Lotto game. Cash 3 is a lottery game played in Western Australia and administered by Lotterywest. The Cash 3 format is also used in several places in the United States. It is drawn daily and the numbers

neg: Lotto Max revenue in its first 10 months of operation than Super 7 did in its best year of sales. A representative of OLG attributed Lotto Max's popularity to the size of its total prize pools (which approach the larger jackpots seen in U.S. lotteries), and the perception of consumers that the MaxMillions system increased the probability that they could win a major prize. In May 2019, the game will introduce a series of major changes, including two draws per-week, a larger jackpot cap (albeit with the field of numbers increased to 50), and additional prize tiers. The Lotto Max game is

neg: Illinois State Lottery matching the Extra Shot and 1 or no regular field numbers — $10 or $5, respectively. Matching the Extra Shot when also matching all 6 regular field numbers does not increase the jackpot payout. In the current version of Lucky Day Lotto, a player pays $1 and picks 5 numbers from a field of 45 (or gets 5 randomly assigned numbers as a "quick pick"). Players matching all 5 numbers split a parimutuel jackpot that starts at $100,000. Players matching 4 of 5 numbers win $200, players matching 3 of 5 numbers win $15, and players matching 2 of 5

neg: Lotto New Zealand toss. The odds on winning the jackpot were 1 in 31,781,400. However, if the player did not match the coin toss, they would win Second Division, which consisted of a smaller jackpotting cash prize. As with Lotto, players could also have their numbers selected for them by the machine by purchasing a Big Wednesday "Dip". The Basic Big Wednesday Dip cost $6.00. Players could opt to select either heads, tails or random heads/tails. A popular option was a Big Wednesday Dip with both heads and tails, which produced two tickets with the same numbers, one ticket with "heads" on all

neg: Hot Lotto the five "white" numbers.) Hot Lotto had an option called "Sizzler" (in North Dakota, "Triple Sizzler"), where players could win triple the normal amount of a non-jackpot prize. The $30,000 second prize became $90,000 if the player activated the "Sizzler" option. The "Sizzler" option began in January 2008, although Idaho and the District of Columbia did not immediately offer it. (Idaho waited because of legal action by the Sizzler steakhouse chain.. †May 12, 2013-October 28, 2017. Overall odds were 1:17. The Hot Ball could not be used to match any of the five regular numbers or vice versa. Prizes were

neg: Lottery a Lotto game. These scams are generally based on the buyer's (and perhaps the seller's) misunderstanding of probability and random numbers. Sale of these systems or software is legal, however, since they mention that the product cannot guarantee a win, let alone a jackpot. There have also been several cases of cashiers at lottery retailers who have attempted to scam customers out of their winnings. Some locations require the patron to hand the lottery ticket to the cashier to determine how much they have won, or if they have won at all, the cashier then scans the ticket to determine

neg: North Dakota Lottery Life replaced "Wild Card 2" (initially known as "Wild Card") in North Dakota in 2016. South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho also offered "Wild Card 2"; the latter three states also have joined LFL. Lotto America is offered in 13 states; it is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lotto America draws five "red ball" numbers from 1 through 52, and a "blue ball" numbered 1-10. The "All-Star Bonus" option multiplies non-jackpot prizes. Plays are $1 each, or $2 with the multiplier. Lotto America replaced Hot Lotto after the latter's final drawing on October 28, 2017. (See also Hot Lotto fraud scandal.) Powerball

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) (£2 each winner) within the draw's prize fund even though each match 2 prize winner doesn't see any monetary value unless their ticket matches three main numbers or more in the following draw. Included with each Lotto ticket is the Millionaire Lotto Raffle where 20 players win £20,000 each and one player wins £1 million per draw. In January 2016, the Lotto jackpot reached the £50 million cap and rolled over once more to reach a record-breaking £66 million. This was won by two ticket holders who received £33 million each. In August of that year, the jackpot cap was

neg: Lotto 6/49 inception until the 2004 price change, the prize pool consisted of 45% of sales, and was distributed thus: The overall odds of winning were 1 in 54. Lotto 6/49 Lotto 6/49 is one of three national lottery games in Canada. Launched on June 12, 1982, Lotto 6/49 was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers. Previous national games, such as the Olympic Lottery, Loto Canada and Superloto used pre-printed numbers on tickets. Lotto 6/49 led to the gradual phase-out of that type of lottery game in Canada. Winning numbers are drawn by the

neg: Lotteries in Australia Super 7's Oz Lotto in Tatts regions, and Oz 7 Lotto in Queensland. However, as of 2012, the game has reverted to the branding of Oz Lotto in these regions). Oz Lotto guarantees a minimum division one prize pool of $2 million. Oz Lotto currently holds the record for the largest Australian lotto jackpot prize for Oz Lotto. Originally guaranteed at $100 million, four winners shared a Division 1 pool of $111,972,151.04 in the draw on 6 November 2012. Although the draw now requires seven numbers to be selected, the minimum prize level (of 3 winning numbers and one of

neg: South African National Lottery After lengthy negotiations with South Africans "Department of Trade and Industry" (DTI) Score-A-Lot closed in Dec 2001 The Natal Lotto (also referred to as the KZN Lotto) was launched in the KwaZulu-Natal province in 1992. During eight years of operation it raised R869 million and paid R345 million to charities and R448 million in prize money. South African National Lottery The National Lottery is operated by ITHUBA Holdings, to whom the licence was granted in 2015. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established in 2000. Lottery tickets may be bought only by people of at

neg: South African National Lottery South African National Lottery The National Lottery is operated by ITHUBA Holdings, to whom the licence was granted in 2015. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established in 2000. Lottery tickets may be bought only by people of at least 18 years of age. In the 2007 fiscal year transaction values totalled R3.972 billion, with an average of five million transactions per week. In the 2012 National lottery generated R4.7 billion in sales of Lotto and Powerball tickets. Lotto is the most popular type of gambling in South Africa but Powerball has been the faster-growing

neg: South Dakota Lottery Saturdays. The game draws five "white balls" numbered 1-47, and one orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1-19. Jackpots begin at $1,000,000 (all-cash, and "taxes-paid"). Hot Lotto also has an option called "Sizzler"; it triples non-jackpot prizes. Originally, "Hot Lotto" drew from 39 "white balls"; jackpots were paid in 25 yearly installments unless the cash option was chosen. Unlike Lucky for Life, Hot Lotto numbers are drawn via a random number generator (RNG). Since 1990, South Dakota has been a member of MUSL. Powerball began in 1992. Its jackpots begin at $40 million; it also is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. On October

neg: South African National Lottery was a scratchcard game that consisted of many types of scratch cards. This was replaced by EAZiWIN in 2015. South African National Lottery announced that there would be a once-off raffle for Christmas 2016. The draw took place on 30 December 2016. It was officially named "Raffle". Prizes included R1,000, R10,000, R100,000, with the top prize being a Mercedes Benz C200 Cabriolet As well as by purchasing a ticket at a shop, tickets can be purchased many other ways. All National Lottery games can be played online after registering. There are two ways of playing the lotto online. FNB &

neg: Lotto Max the odds of a jackpot win to 1 in 33 million), the main jackpot cap will increase again to $70 million, new prizes will be added for matching 4 or 5 numbers and the bonus number, and the game will add a second weekly draw on Tuesdays. Organizers stated that the changes would help Lotto Max reach higher jackpots more often. The July 17, 2015 drawing was the first held under new rules allowing the main jackpot to exceed $50 million. The $55 million prize was won by a group of 20 employees of a Rona store in Quebec. At

neg: Lotto South began on September 9, 2001. Its record jackpot was $27 million, won on December 31, 2005. The game had four prize levels; players needed to match at least three numbers to win. All prizes were paid on a parimutuel basis. The jackpot was paid either in cash or 30 annual payments, according to the winners' wishes. In January 2006, it was announced that the game would be retired; its final drawing took place on February 25. That jackpot was not won; the lower-tier prizes doubled (instead of rolling down the entire prize pool, which lotteries often do when a jackpot

neg: Hoosier Lottery times weekly. Cash 5 is a $1-per-play draw game, where players must match from 2-5 of their 5 selected numbers from a field of 45 in order to win. Numbers are drawn 7 nights a week. Quick Draw is daily; games cost $1 each. Players choose 10 numbers from 1-80. The Lottery draws 20 numbers. Matching any 10 of the 20 numbers wins $300,000. This game is very similar to Keno. With a cost of $2 per play, Poker Lotto is a combination of both instant and draw games. All picks are computer generated "quick picks", as the first half

neg: Lotteries in Australia first or last digits. It is intended as an "add-on" game, in that most states require that a Super 66 entry can only be bought in conjunction with another game (usually Saturday Lotto, although some states allow buying Super 66 with other lotto games). Super 66 entries are usually computer-generated although some states allow registered players to record their favourite Super 66 numbers and play them like in other games. To win First Division, players must match the winning number with their entry exactly. Otherwise, fixed consolation prizes are won if at least the "first two" or "last two" digits

neg: Lotto America L*A ended. During the middle of its four-year run, LA became a more traditional pick-6-of-54 game; unlike the first version, players got two games for $1. The jackpot odds actually became more "favorable" at 1 in 13 million per dollar; however, overall odds were much tougher, since four numbers were still needed to win the lowest prize tier. This version was entirely parimutuel. In some of its jurisdictions, LA was known by that lottery by a different, "more local" name. For instance, in Minnesota, LA was called "Lotto Minnesota". Several states joined MUSL during the era of LA. One of

neg: Oz Lotto four winners shared a Division 1 pool of $111,972,151.04 in the draw on . Although the draw now requires seven numbers to be selected, the minimum prize level (of 3 winning numbers and one of the supplementary numbers) was unchanged, thus leading to seven prize divisions: Oz Lotto Oz Lotto is a national lottery game, owned by Tatts Group and administered by its lottery brand 'the Lott' in all Australian States with the exception of Western Australia, where the lottery is administered by Lotterywest. The draw takes place each Tuesday at 8.30pm AEST. It was introduced on and promoted as

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) the Dream Number game on Wednesday 9 February 2011, which was also the date of the last Dream Number draw. It was then replaced by Lotto Plus 5. The Daily Play draw started on Monday 22 September 2003 and could be played every day except Sunday and Christmas Day. By selecting seven numbers between 1 and 27, players could win anything from a free lucky dip to £30,000. The draw gave its players the chance to win a free daily play lucky-dip for not matching any numbers in the draw. The entry fee to the Daily Play draw was £1

neg: Lotto 6/49 local versions of the game; Atlantic 49, Quebec 49, Ontario 49, Western 6/49, and BC 49. These draws are held on the same night as each Lotto 6/49 drawing and have similar payouts (although only Ontario 49 and Western 6/49 offer a free play on matching two numbers, as with the current format for the national game), but with fixed jackpots of $2,000,000 ($1,000,000 on Atlantic 49). Lotto 6/49 selection slips offer the ability for players to choose between Lotto 6/49, the regional game, or to play both games using the same numbers. Overall odds of winning a prize are

neg: National Lottery (Ireland) will also be a new prize for matching 2 balls and the bonus ball. In 2000, the National Lottery introduced Lotto Plus as an add-on to the main Lotto game. For an extra £0.25 per line, players could enter their Lotto numbers in an additional 6/42 drawing for a fixed, non-rolling jackpot of £250,000. The first Lotto Plus drawing took place on 25 October 2000. In 2002, the National Lottery added a second Lotto Plus drawing, renamed the drawings Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2, and raised the cost of Lotto Plus to €0.50 per line. The jackpots were

neg: Richard Lustig financial web site CNN Money. His book "Learn How to Increase Your Chances of Winning the Lottery" was ranked #3 on Amazon's self-help book list in 2013. In an interview with ABC News, Lustig explained that his method is to re-invest all of his winnings back into the lottery. He also recommends using hand-picked sequential numbers and using the same numbers repeatedly. Personal finance author Zac Bissonnette has characterized Richard Lustig's recommendations as "dangerous", further noting the odds of winning any lotto prize are low and Lustig's advice to play sequential numbers is statistically inferior to selecting random numbers for

neg: Georgia Lottery in Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky; in 2015, Virginia ended sales of DoD. Winners had the choice of $250,000 per year in 30 installments, or $4,000,000 cash. Win for Life replaced "Lotto South" in 2006. It was offered in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia; it was a 6-of-42 game that drew a seventh number (the "Free Ball") for lower-tier prizes. Top prize was $1,000-a-week-for-life; there was never a gamewide "cash option", unlike the current Cash4Life (although Virginia offered it when the game began.) "Win for Life" ended as a Virginia-only game with a cash option. Lotto South was offered in Georgia, Kentucky,

neg: South African Class 34-900 Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) era, many were repainted in the TFR red, green and yellow livery. The seven exceptions, numbers to , were painted in the SAR Blue Train livery and took the place of the five SAR Blue Train liveried Class locomotives, numbers to which were then all eventually repainted in Spoornet’s orange livery. Some of the Class locomotives, numbers to , and , were later repainted in Spoornet’s orange era Blue Train livery, while the other two, numbers and , received the Spoornet blue with outline numbers livery. South African Class 34-900 The South African Railways Class of

neg: Lotteries by country are statutory bodies that operate autonomously in distributing their allocations from the Lottery Grants Board. The lotteries are drawn on Saturday and Wednesday. Lotto is sold via a network of computer terminals in shopping centers across the nation. The Lotto game was first played in 1987 and replaced New Zealand's original national lotteries, the Art Union and Golden Kiwi. Lotto is a pick 6 from 40 numbers game. The odds of winning the first division prize of around NZ$300,000 to NZ$2 million are 1 in 3,838,380. The Powerball game is the standard pick 6 from 40 Lotto numbers with an

neg: Lotto America Lotto was offered at the time of its final drawing (except New Hampshire.) Lotto America is drawn on Wednesday and Saturday nights after 11 p.m. ET/10 p.m. CT. For each $1 play, bettors choose five numbers from 1 through 52, and a "star ball" numbered from 1 through 10, or ask for terminal-generated numbers. For an additional $1 per play, the bettor can add the "All-Star Bonus" option, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The minimum Lotto America jackpot is $2 million; however, the game's initial jackpot was $15 million; the 13 members chose to augment

neg: Illinois State Lottery numbers win $1. Lucky Day Lotto drawings take place twice a day, seven days a week. For an additional $1 per game, players can add an EZMatch option. With EZMatch, five additional numbers are randomly assigned. If any of the EZMatch numbers match any of the regular field numbers chosen by the player, there is an instant payout of an amount varying from $2 to $5,000. Historically, on June 1, 1988, Illinois created "Cash 5", which began as a 5/35 game that was drawn on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On May 15, 1989, the game's name was changed to "Little

neg: North Dakota Lottery Lottery Association (MUSL). North Dakota's games are: Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto America, and 2by2. North Dakota's lottery games require players to be at least 18 years old. 2by2 is offered in North Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska. It is drawn nightly. 2by2 draws two red numbers from 1 through 26, and two white numbers, also 1 through 26. Games cost $1 each. There are eight ways to win. The top prize usually is $22,000; however, a ticket good for seven drawings matching all four numbers in a Tuesday draw wins $44,000. In 2009, the Connecticut Lottery began a

neg: South African National Lottery interest. Following the final draw by incumbent Uthingo, the lottery was indefinitely suspended in April 2007. In September the operating licence was awarded to Gidani again. When ticket sales re-opened in October more than 200,000 tickets were sold within the first three hours. Gidani introduced scratch cards, but they were discontinued for several months when they lost their licence to Ithuba. In 2015, Lotto licences were awarded to ITHUBA. In 2015, 2 new games were introduced by Ithuba: EAZiWIN, an instant win game consisting of four types of indigenous inspired games; "Morabaraba, Fafi Fortune, 4 Siya Wina and Popa Feela"

neg: Lotto Max 50 MaxMillions prizes, the record was surpassed again in October 2018, where the October 26 draw featured 55 MaxMillions prizes, totalling $115 million in prizes. A winning ticket was sold in Edmonton. Lotto Max Lotto Max is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games. Introduced on September 19, 2009, with its first draw occurring on September 25, 2009, the game replaced Lotto Super 7. Lotto Max drawings are held every Friday. Lotto Max is played similarly to its predecessor, with players selecting seven numbers from a field of

neg: Lotto Max Lotto Max Lotto Max is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games. Introduced on September 19, 2009, with its first draw occurring on September 25, 2009, the game replaced Lotto Super 7. Lotto Max drawings are held every Friday. Lotto Max is played similarly to its predecessor, with players selecting seven numbers from a field of 49. A single board costs $5, and each purchased board also includes two additional quick picks. The main drawing features a jackpot prize starting at CDN$10 million. After the jackpot reaches at

neg: Lotto Max the territories). Similarly to Lotto 6/49, Loto-Québec and the Western Canada Lottery Corporation also run local versions of Lotto Max, known as Québec Max and Western Max respectively. These draws are held on the same night as each Lotto Max draw and have similar payouts, but with a fixed jackpot of $2,000,000, and additional drawings for a pool of 7 (Quebec) or 10 (Western) $1,000,000 prizes on each draw, similarly to MaxMillions. Lotto Max selection slips offer the ability for players to choose between Lotto Max, the regional game, or to play both games using the same numbers. When applicable.

neg: Kansas Lottery pays winners in lump sum. It uses a 5+1 matrix that draws 5 numbers 1-32 plus 1 number 1-25 from a second set (similar to Powerball, Hot Lotto, and Mega Millions). Super Kansas Cash is played on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The jackpots begin at $100,000. 2by2 is currently played in Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota; it is drawn daily. 2by2 draws two red numbers 1-26 and two white numbers 1-26. Games cost $1 each. There are eight ways to win. The top prize is $22,000; it is doubled if it is won on a Tuesday and the prize is

neg: Illinois State Lottery Lotto". New drawing balls were introduced on April 6, 1990; the game used a Beitel Criterion drawing machine. On November 7, 1994, five of the possible numbers were removed from the game (with the matrix becoming 5/30). "Little Lotto" became a Monday-through-Friday game beginning with the August 4, 1998 drawing. On February 25, 2004, the number matrix for "Little Lotto" changed again, to 5/39, with jackpots beginning at $100,000; the game's drawing also expanded to seven days a week. In 2012, Little Lotto was renamed Lucky Day Lotto. On July 14, 2014 Lucky Day Lotto was changed again, to 5/45,

neg: Bingo card Bingo card Bingo cards are playing cards designed to facilitate the game of Bingo in its various forms around the world. In the early 1500s the people of Italy began to play a game called "Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia," which literally means "The game of lotto of Italy." The game operated very much like a modern lottery as players placed bets on the chances of certain numbers being drawn. By the 1700s, a version of Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia was played in France, where paper cards were first used to keep track of numbers drawn by a caller.

neg: Bec Gilbert reunited at their school reunion and then win the Oz Lotto. Bec was portrayed as being "bright", "rational" and "hard-working". Tuckwell-Smith thought Bec was a typical girl next door, but with a bit more complexity. She liked her character's generosity and how she did not change after winning the Lotto. Reuniting with her friends – Jenny (Melissa Bergland), Frances (Virginia Gay) and Sophie (Melanie Vallejo) – brought out Bec's more playful side. Unlike the other girls, Bec was not given a cruel nickname at school and she knew that if she did not hang out with Jenny, she may have

neg: Gambling in the Philippines sake. Gambling in casinos are usually played via cards and casino chips, slot machines, and more. Some of the games that are often played in casinos include poker, blackjack, roulette, and slot machines. Lotteries in the Philippines are held by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. How it works is that there are 6 numbers randomly drawn within a certain range of numbers, depending on the type of lottery. There are several types of lottery made by the PCSO, such as the "Lotto 6/42", "Megalotto 6/45", "Superlotto 6/49", etc. The person whose chosen lottery numbers in the card matches that of

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) the same ticket numbers into five separate draws. Each draw offers fixed prizes for matching 3, 4, 5 and 6 numbers, with the jackpot being worth £250,000. It has been estimated that the game produces an extra 500,000 Lotto winners every week. Due to the changes to the main Lotto game (most notably the introduction of the Lotto raffle), Plus 5 was discontinued; The last Plus 5 draw was played on 1 October 2013, with the last date to buy a ticket being 23 September 2013. In August 1998, the National Lottery partnered with Vernons to create a lottery similar

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) numbers 20 to 29, and the right machine having the numbers from 00 to 99. One number was drawn at random from each of those machines; each pair creating a year. Each ticket had cost £5 per board. Camelot introduced the Lotto Raffle in October 2013, which was renamed Millionaire Raffle in October 2015. A raffle number was included with each line of Lotto numbers bought. Each raffle number consisted of a colour and eight numbers (e.g. AQUA 4579 2965), and each winning raffle number won a fixed amount of £20,000. Before October 2015, 50 raffle numbers were drawn with

neg: Lotto New Zealand and between 6.30 am and midnight on Wednesday and Saturday. As with tickets purchased at retail outlets, players have the options of playing a Dip, selecting their own numbers and players can save their favourite numbers for future use. Additionally, players can choose a subscription to play weekly. Bonus tickets and cash prizes up to and including $1,000 can be claimed at any Lotto outlet by presenting and surrendering the ticket, and the prize is paid out from the terminal. All non-cash prizes and cash prizes over $1,000 can be claimed at any Lotto outlet by presenting and surrendering the

neg: Maine Lottery numbers, and 1 of 19 "Hot Ball" numbers. Games are $1 each; if the "Sizzler" option is activated (its games are $2) non-jackpot prizes are tripled. (The "Sizzler" option was added in 2008.) Maine, which joined "Hot Lotto" in 2009, was its newest member until Tennessee joined in 2013. Jackpots are all-cash, and "taxes-paid" (although winners are subject to income taxes.) As of 2017, thirteen other states also offer the game. The game will be replaced by the new version of Lotto America on November 12, 2017. Maine was also a part of the original Lotto America before it became

neg: Daily Grand Daily Grand Daily Grand is a Canadian lottery game coordinated by the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, as one of the country's three national lottery games, alongside Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max. Sales began on October 18, 2016, and the first draw was held on October 20, 2016. The game was not launched in Atlantic Canada until 2017. Winning numbers are chosen from five of 49 main numbers, and a "Grand Number" from 1 to 7. The Grand Number can also be used to match numbers from the five main numbers. A single board costs $3, and the game's top prize is

neg: National Lottery (United Kingdom) by news that large bonuses were to be set aside for management pay, which drew criticism. The arrival of the "New Lotto" meant bigger jackpots with an estimated average of £1.1 million extra for Saturday's draw and £400,000 on Wednesday. Players matching three numbers receive an extra £15, up from £10 before and an extra £40 for matching 4 numbers. Those matching five numbers receive £500 less, and £50,000 less when matching five numbers + the bonus ball, compared to the former system. As part of the refresh, a new Lotto Raffle was introduced, with at least 50 winners of

neg: Michigan Lottery held four minutes apart (Club Keno), twice a day (Daily 3 and Daily 4), daily (Fantasy 5 and Keno!) or twice a week (Powerball, Mega Millions, and Classic Lotto 47). Players select either a three- or four-digit number; to win, the player's number must match exactly the number drawn. Optional methods of play allow players to box their numbers; matching the winning number's digits in any order wins a lower payout. Fantasy 5 began on September 12, 2004, replacing a game called "Rolldown". Players select 5 of 39 numbers. Jackpots begin at $100,000 with drawings held daily. Fantasy 5 jackpots

neg: Delaware Lottery wins if none of the 18 match the numbers drawn. Delaware Keno is a keno game drawn every few minutes that began in January 2013 in 81 businesses. Lotto America is available through 13 lotteries including Delaware's, and is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lotto America draws five white numbers from 1 through 52, and a "Star Ball", numbered 1 through 10. The jackpots begin at $2,000,000. Lotto America also has an option called "All-Star Bonus" that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5. In January 2015, Delaware began selling Lucky For Life, a lesser multi-state game with a

neg: Lotteries in Australia on 5 November 1979. Its current logo (as promoted in its home state) features a large red "1" Lotto ball, originally referred to as "The Big One". NSW Lotto was the only lotto game played in the state until the introduction of Oz Lotto in 1994 – New South Wales being the last state to join Saturday Lotto, in 2000. NSW Lotto began expanding interstate on 1 May 2006, when the lotteries commissions in South Australia and Western Australia started selling tickets, replacing SA Lotto in the process. From 13 October 2008, Tattersall's started selling Monday and Wednesday Lotto to

neg: Lotto America new Lotto America replaced the scandal-tarred Hot Lotto game. The original version of Lotto America (stylized as "Lotto*America") was a $1-per-play, pick-7-of-40 game, rather than the pick-6 games that had become wildly popular in U.S. lotteries. Matching four numbers won a fixed prize of $5; matching at least five won a parimutuel prize. Matching all seven won the jackpot, whose odds were roughly 1 in 18 million, at the time the longest odds of a U.S. lottery game. The top prize was a 20-year annuity; there was never a cash option, even though a few games did offer one when

neg: Lotteries in Australia SA Lotto, previously known as "Cross Lotto" or "X Lotto", was a statewide lottery game played only in South Australia, and administered by South Australian Lotteries. At its winding up, the game was played twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays. Games of SA Lotto cost 30 cents plus agent's commission, and offered a $400,000 guaranteed minimum prize for Division One. SA Lotto was replaced with an expanded version of NSW Lotto on 1 May 2006; the game is simply marketed as "Lotto", in line with the Saturday version, replacing the "SA Lotto" brand. (The "X Lotto" brand was replaced

neg: Lotto New Zealand line and one ticket with "tails" on all lines, which ensured that if the player matched all the numbers, they would win both First and Second Division. Effective from the draw on 14 September 2011, the number of balls was increased from 45 to 50, lengthening the Division 1 (and 2) odds to 1 in 31,781,400. The Division 5 prize (for three correct numbers, previously winning a Lucky Dip entry) was split into new Division 5 for a matched coin toss, now winning a cash prize, and Division 6 for an incorrect coin toss prediction, winning a four-line Lucky Dip

neg: South African Class 34-500 blue livery with outline numbers on the long hood sides. After 2008 in the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) era, many were repainted in the TFR red, green and yellow livery. The main picture shows no. 34-530 in Spoornet blue livery with outline numbers. Some of the other liveries applied to Class locomotives are illustrated below. South African Class 34-500 The South African Railways Class of 1974 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Between 1974 and 1977, the state-owned South African Iron and Steel Corporation placed forty-four General Electric type U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. They were employed on Iscor's 1974-built Sishen-Saldanha iron

neg: 1960 United States presidential election in New Jersey lean. But in 1960, excitement among the many Catholic and other ethnic immigrant communities that populated New Jersey’s cities for the historic candidacy of John F. Kennedy led to turnout in record numbers to elect the first Catholic president, thus narrowly delivering the state to Kennedy. The Great Migration also helped Kennedy, who clearly won the state’s African-American voters. As Kennedy eked out a razor-thin victory nationally to win the presidency, New Jersey voted basically how the nation voted. But under the unique circumstances that made Kennedy popular in Northeastern states, New Jersey's results in 1960 made it about .18%

neg: Lotto America the jackpot with funds from Hot Lotto, whose final jackpot was not won. Unlike Hot Lotto, which used a random number generator during most of its run (including the December 2010 drawing whose jackpot was "won" by Eddie Tipton, a MUSL employee), Lotto America is drawn using physical ball machines and numbered balls. One machine draws the five main numbers while another is used to draw the "Star Ball". As of November 2018, none of these drawings have been made available to the viewing public; these drawings are believed to be held in Tallahassee, even though Florida does not participate

neg: Illinois State Lottery featuring an all-cash jackpot that began at $1 million (previously, the jackpot was annuitized, with no cash option). The matrix changed again to 6/52 on April 14, 1999, and added a fourth prize, $3, for matching three numbers; the jackpot again became annuitized, but with a cash option. The odds of winning a jackpot in the game's current version are 1:20,358,520 per $1 played. In November 2012, Illinois introduced an add-on to Lotto, called Lotto Extra Shot. While regular Lotto plays are $1 per game, Lotto Extra Shot plays are $2. An LES purchase adds a "quick picked" number from

neg: Publishers Clearing House selling books, media, jewelry and other consumer items since the 1980s. PCH operates eight websites, including PCH Search and Win, PCH Lotto, PCH Games, PCH Save and Win, and Candystand. The company also sells magazine subscriptions at a discount and advertises subscriptions along with its sweepstakes. It's estimated that companies like PCH keep 75-90 percent of the fees from the original subscription, while publishers use the increased distribution to improve circulation numbers and revenue from renewals. PCH popularized the idea of using sweepstakes to sell magazine subscriptions in the direct-marketing market and became known by detractors as a producer of

neg: Lottery mathematics formula is called the hypergeometric distribution. This gives the following results: When a bonus number is included, the adjusted odds are: The Pick8-32 Lottery game by Trillion Coins implements a lotto game ticket where 8 numbers from 01 to 32 are selected in any order and can be repeated. The odds of a play ticket matching all 8 numbers is simple to calculate and is illustrated by the following math. Which means there is a 1 in 27,269,633 chance of matching all 8 numbers. The Trillion Coins lottery is a pay-out-on-every-drawing lotto game. The odds are dependent on the total

neg: Lotto Max the time, it was the second-largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history, behind a $63.4 million Lotto 6/49 drawing in 2013. The first ever Lotto Max drawing for $60 million occurred September 25, 2015, with a single winning ticket sold in Brampton, Ontario. The July 6, 2012 drawing was the first to offer a major prize pool (for matching all 7 numbers exactly) of $100 million, with a $50 million jackpot and 50 of the $1 million MaxMillions prizes. Three consecutive weeks of rollovers fuelled the large payout, which marked the largest Lotto Max drawing under the previous caps. This combination