How To Play
To win the Lotto Jackpot, match the six numbers on your ticket to the winning six-number combination drawn.
Check out our map and head to the nearest New York Lottery retailer!
Quick Pick is the easiest way to play. Ask for a Quick Pick and the computer will choose random numbers for you. Skip right to Step 4.
If you’d rather choose your own numbers, grab a Lotto playslip.
Each game is $1 for 2 game panels. You can play up to $5 for 10 games on a playslip.
Choose six numbers from 1 to 59. Find these in the ten game panels of each playslip, and fill them in with a black or blue pen, or a pencil.
Hand your completed playslip over to the retailer to receive your ticket in return.
Hold on to it!
Lotto draws on Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 11:21 PM. To catch a live broadcast, check out these television stations.
Game Features
The Bonus number is the seventh number drawn and it determines the second prize winner. To win the second prize, you must match five of the six numbers drawn, plus the Bonus number.
Try your numbers again. Give your ticket to a retailer within 30 days to purchase an identical ticket for the next drawing.
Click here to purchase an online subscription to this game, and you’ll never miss another draw. Download the app to have winning numbers in your pocket.
Game Odds & Prizes
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Odds of winning
Odds of winning on a $1 play
Prize
*For each Lotto draw, 40% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Jackpot is 75% of this amount. The remaining prize money is used to pay out the other prize levels.
*Lotto winners who elect to receive winnings in annuity payments will receive 1 initial payment and 25 annual installments.
Odds of winning
Odds of winning on a $1 play
Prize
*For each Lotto draw, 40% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Second Prize is 7.25% of this amount.
Odds of winning
Odds of winning on a $1 play
Prize
*For each Lotto draw, 40% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Third Prize is 5.50% of this amount.
Odds of winning
Odds of winning on a $1 play
Prize
*For each Lotto draw, 40% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Fourth Prize is 6.25% of this amount.
Odds of winning
Odds of winning on a $1 play
Prize
*For each Lotto draw, 40% of sales is allocated as prize money. The Fifth Prize is 6% of this amount.
