LOTTO   Drawing Days: Saturday & Wednesday Next Draw Date: 11/21/2009 Jackpot Amount: $375,000 Approximate Overall Odds:

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Recent Winners Leslie Everage (11/07/2009) Robert Morali (11/04/2009) Karen Busby (11/04/2009) Nicole Simar (10/21/2009) Marion Goodjoint (10/10/2009)

Since its first drawing in January 1992, Lotto has been Louisiana's flagship game. It offers a cash jackpot of at least $250,000 that keeps growing until it is won. Lotto boasts great overall odds for a jackpot game plus thousands of cash winners each week.

HOW TO PLAY    

1. Mark six numbers from 1 through 40 on a Lotto playslip. You can play up to 5 different boards (A-E). Each Lotto board is $1.
 
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2. Mark the Quick Pick box on each board you wish to play (up to 5 boards per playslip).

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3. Ask for a Quick Pick for your Lotto numbers.

4. You may play the same sets of numbers for 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20 consecutive draws by marking the appropriate MULTIDRAW box on a Lotto playslip. Or, when purchasing a Quick Pick, ask for the number of drawings you want to play, up to 20 drawings (10 weeks). 


THE DRAWING

Lotto drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday except for Christmas Day. Make sure you buy your tickets for each Lotto drawing by 9:30 p.m. on the day of the drawing. Tickets purchased after 9:30 p.m. on drawing nights will be valid for the next drawing(s). Lotto winning numbers are displayed on participating television stations every Wednesday and Saturday night and updated on this Web site. 


HOW TO WIN

Match 6 Cash Jackpot Odds 1 in 3,838,380 Match 5 Pari-Mutuel Avg. $2,000* Odds 1 in 18,816 Match 4 Pari-Mutuel Avg. $50* Odds 1 in 456 Match 3 $3 Odds 1 in 32 Overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 30.

* Lotto is structured to average approximately $2,000 and $50 for the match 5 and match 4 prize levels respectively, and may vary for each drawing.

A pari-mutuel prize is determined by dividing the prize pool equally among the winners, and may vary for each drawing.

The jackpot prize is a pari-mutuel prize. If there is no jackpot winner, the prize pool is carried over and added to the match 6 of 6 prize pool of the next drawing.

NOTICE: Every effort has been made to ensure that the preceding list of prize payouts, odds, and other game information provided on this page is correct. However, in the event of an error, the official files of the Louisiana Lottery shall be controlling.