ALMOST 30 MILLION

[Audioz]

We have basically the same thing in Hong Kong except that we draw seven numbers ie six numbers for the 1st prize and the seventh number is called an extra number. If you get 6 numbers, it's the 1st prized whereas if you get any of the first 5 numbers plus the extra number you get 2nd prize and the payout is very good.

We have exactly the same thing in austria, but the payouts are certainly not so high, because we're a very small country

But it's certainly enough to buy something, if you hit 6 numbers.

For 6 numbers you get normally always about € 1.000.000.- and for 5 numbers + extra number about € 150.000.- (if more people have 5 numbers + extra number, it's certinaly much lesser) and for 5 numbers only € 1.500.- (it depends certainly, how much people have also 5 numbers, but that's normally always about 100-200 peoples!)

[juliack]

Hi Chuchu59. We have the same thing on lotto 6/49 where there is a seventh bonus number. In my case the bonus number was 8 so I was much closer to the actual sixth number. Cheers

[happygobrokey]

yeah canada has a seven-ball lottery (#1-43 i think) once a week and the 6-49 twice weekly. and the super seven has a bonus number on top of the seven drawn. i think the odds are considerably longer on this 7/43 versus 6/49, but you get three lines of numbers for the price of one ($2), and i think the prize table is better although the jackpots usually not more than the six-ball unless no one gets the biggie for a while. 30-40 million is about as high as either ever goes.

i used to be in a lotto group at work, until the guy that organized it resigned employment. it's nicer that way, pay less per week to get a bunch more numbers to win a smaller share. be too funny too if you ever won, like ten or more people just up and quit the job... lol

[GrandMaster]

We have basically the same thing in Hong Kong except that we draw seven numbers ie six numbers for the 1st prize and the seventh number is called an extra number. If you get 6 numbers, it's the 1st prized whereas if you get any of the first 5 numbers plus the extra number you get 2nd prize and the payout is very good.

The probability of 5 numbers out 6 is 43 times the probability of 5+1, so the lottery company can afford to offer much higher prizes on the latter.

[silcnlayc]

Personally, I think all lotteries would get more play if more people knew that the odds were better stacked and they would get a cut of it .

I agree with

Who needs 30 mill?

. If the lottery were divvied up in 2 mil or even 5 mil increments on each drawing and numbers drawn until the full amount goes each time, they would get a tremendous amount of play.

No one needs 30 mil, 100 mil ect ect...but if one gets a few mil, think of all the more people to spread the wealth to.

I say, make it that the max a winner can get is 5 mil and a new number drawn until the pot is back down to the original 1 million or 12 mil (here it is 12 mil for the mega) it starts at..