Lotto 6/42 Game Odds
Match Odds
6 of 6 1 in 5,245,786
5 of 6 1 in 24,287
4 of 6 1 in 556
3 of 6 1 in 37
(overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 35)
Cash 5/32 Game Odds
Match Prize Amount Odds
5 of 5 $20,000 1 in 201,376
4 of 5 $ 200 1 in 1,492
3 of 5 $ 10 1 in 57
2 of 5 $ 1 1 in 7
(overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 6)
Powerball Game Odds and prizes
Power Play Prizes and Odds
| Match |
Prize |
Multiplier
of 2
(Odds 1:4) |
Multiplier
of 3
(Odds 1:4) |
Multiplier
of 4
(Odds 1:4) |
Multiplier
of 5
(Odds 1:4) |
|
5 White Balls & PB
|
Jackpot
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
5 White Balls
|
$200,000
|
$400,000
|
$600,000
|
$800,000
|
$1,000,000
|
|
4 White Balls & PB
|
$10,000
|
$20,000
|
$30,000
|
$40,000
|
$50,000
|
|
4 White Balls
|
$100
|
$200
|
$300
|
$400
|
$500
|
|
3 White Balls & PB
|
$100
|
$200
|
$300
|
$400
|
$500
|
|
3 White Balls
|
$7
|
$14
|
$21
|
$28
|
$35
|
|
2 White Balls & PB
|
$7
|
$14
|
$21
|
$28
|
$35
|
|
1 White Ball & PB
|
$4
|
$8
|
$12
|
$16
|
$20
|
|
0 White Balls & PB
|
$3
|
$6
|
$9
|
$12
|
$15
|
Q: Is it true that the odds of winning the lottery are worse
than being struck by lightning?
A: No, even if we just consider the awarding of large jackpots.
In 1996 1,136 people won $1,000,000 or more playing North American lotteries.
An additional 4,520 won $100,000 or more. By contrast, 91 people were
killed by lightning. In addition, there's no second prize in a lightning
strike. In a lottery, you win lesser amounts of money by coming close
to the winning numbers. On many games odds of 1 in 5 or 1 in 4 are not
uncommon. Lotteries award over $50 million in prizes in North America
every day. Lightning isn't nearly that productive.
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