The probability of winning millions in the lottery

probability of winning

All over the world, lotteries heat up the imagination of millions of players and tempt with huge prizes. Until recently, players’ choice was limited to the lotteries available locally, but it has all changed and now it’s easily possible to play lotteries from all around the globe such as Mega Millions, Powerball of the Eurojackpot. How’s that possible, if the only way to purchase a ticket was visiting the country organising the lottery? The answer is simple – it’s the Internet.

With just a few clicks you can now get yourself a ticket and fill it in with the numbers you believe to be lucky. Below you can find the most important information about the most popular lotteries of the world, including the jackpot and the winning odds.

European lottery tempt with the prizes

EuroMillions is a lottery with a guaranteed minimum jackpot of €17 million, and the highest recorded rollover has reached €190 million. The probability of winning such a prize is 1: 116 531 800. This happens when you correctly pick five main numbers from 1 to 50 range and two Lucky Star numbers from 1 to 12 range. Eurojackpot is another interesting lottery with the minimum guaranteed jackpot of €1,3 million, but the rollover may reach up to €60 million. Odds for winning the Eurojackpot grand prize are 1: 95 344 200. To claim such prize, you need to correctly pick 5 main numbers from the 1 to 50 range and two additional ones from 1 to 10 range.

American lottery giants - the biggest prizes

There are two great, famous lotteries in the U.S., Powerball and Mega Millions. The rules of Powerball are simple – you need to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 69 range and one additional Powerball number. This gives you a chance of winning a jackpot of no less than $40 million. But it’s the great rollovers which hit the news headlines that tempt the players from all around the world. The highest recorded rollover has reached $1,5 billion! Dreaming of such a win? Your chances are 1: 292 201 338. Don't waste your time and play Powerball online now

To play the Mega Millions lottery, you need to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 75 range and 1 number from 1 to 15 range. The guaranteed minimum jackpot is $15 million. The highest recorded rollover has reached $656 million. The odds of winning the grand prize in Mega Millions are 1: 258 890 850.

The chances for winning millions in one of the greatest lotteries seem not to be too high, but the draws are held very often – participating in a few lotteries would make your chances bigger with a draw coming almost every day. And still, each passing week will make more and more players join the lotto millionnaires club. Maybe it’s you to be the next one.

Would you like to give yourself a chance for a huge win? Check the current lotto rollovers and play lotto online!

P.S. Read also our article "Chances of winning lottery". 


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Mega Millions

Mega Millions

$473,000,000

EuroMillions

EuroMillions

€174,000,000

Mega Sena

Mega Sena

R$160,000,000

EuroMillions Superdraw

EuroMillions Superdraw

€159,000,000

SuperEnalotto

SuperEnalotto

€128,700,000

La Primitiva

La Primitiva

€118,000,000

GG World Lottery

GG World Lottery

$101,917,787

Mini Mega Millions

Mini Mega Millions

$47,300,000

Powerball Australia

Powerball Australia

A$30,000,000

Lotto 6aus49

Lotto 6aus49

€26,000,000

Powerball

Powerball

$20,000,000

Mini EuroMillions

Mini EuroMillions

€17,400,000

Lotto America

Lotto America

$16,790,000

Mini SuperEnalotto

Mini SuperEnalotto

€12,870,000

Lotto UK

Lotto UK

£12,000,000

Eurojackpot

Eurojackpot

€10,000,000

GG World X

GG World X

$10,000,000

Quina

Quina

R$9,700,000

Oz Lotto

Oz Lotto

A$8,000,000

Hungarian Keno

Hungarian Keno

€7,500,000

EuroDreams

EuroDreams

€7,200,000

French Lotto

French Lotto

€7,000,000

El Gordo

El Gordo

€6,100,000

Saturday Lotto Australia

Saturday Lotto Australia

A$6,000,000

Italian Keno

Italian Keno

€5,000,000

Loto 6/49

Loto 6/49

RON 4,730,000

New York Lotto

New York Lotto

$4,700,000

Lotto Austria

Lotto Austria

€3,600,000

Set For Life UK

Set For Life UK

£3,600,000

Swedish Keno

Swedish Keno

€3,500,000

Danish Keno

Danish Keno

€3,080,000

Belgian Keno

Belgian Keno

€2,500,000

French Keno

French Keno

€2,000,000

Finnish Keno

Finnish Keno

€2,000,000

Slovak Keno 10

Slovak Keno 10

€2,000,000

Polish Keno

Polish Keno

PLN 2,000,000

Norwegian Keno

Norwegian Keno

€2,000,000

Mini Powerball

Mini Powerball

$2,000,000

Bonoloto

Bonoloto

€1,900,000

Weekday Windfall

Weekday Windfall

A$1,000,000

Latvian Keno

Latvian Keno

€1,000,000

Mini Eurojackpot

Mini Eurojackpot

€1,000,000

Keno NY

Keno NY

$1,000,000

German Keno

German Keno

€1,000,000

GG World Keno

GG World Keno

$1,000,000

Greek Keno

Greek Keno

€1,000,000

GG World Million

GG World Million

$1,000,000

Brazilian Keno

Brazilian Keno

€500,000

Thunderball

Thunderball

£500,000

Ukrainian Keno

Ukrainian Keno

€375,000

GG World Mega Jackpot

GG World Mega Jackpot

$250,000

GG World Pick 5

GG World Pick 5

$200,000

GG 5/90 Chance 5

GG 5/90 Chance 5

$100,000

Czech Keno

Czech Keno

€50,000

GG World Pick 4

GG World Pick 4

$30,000

Borlette NY

Borlette NY

$25,000

Borlette GA

Borlette GA

$25,000

Borlette FL

Borlette FL

$25,000

Pick 4 NY

Pick 4 NY

$10,000

Slovak Keno

Slovak Keno

€7,200

GG World Pick 3

GG World Pick 3

$3,000

Pick 3 NY

Pick 3 NY

$1,000

GG 5/90 NAP2

GG 5/90 NAP2

$300

GG World Pick 2

GG World Pick 2

$200