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
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.