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Every figure on this page is calculated from the game's published rules. The operator's own odds page is linked below as verification — but the working is here, on this page.
A standard entry picks 6 numbers from 49. The number of possible combinations is:
C(49, 6) = 13,983,816
After the 6 winning numbers, 1 supplementary/bonus ball is drawn from the same pool — they create extra divisions but don't change the jackpot odds.
| Division | Match | Winning combinations | Derived odds | Probability | Prize | Operator says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 6 of 6 | 6 main | 1 | 1 in 13,983,816 | 7.151e-8 | Classic Jackpot — fixed $5,000,000 (79.5% of the Pools Fund, shared if multiple winners) | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| Match 5 + Bonus | 5 main + 1 bonus | 6 | 1 in 2,330,636 | 4.291e-7 | 6% of the Pools Fund | 1 in 2,330,636 |
| Match 5 of 6 | 5 main + 0 bonus | 252 | 1 in 55,491 | 1.802e-5 | 5% of the Pools Fund | 1 in 55,492 |
| Match 4 of 6 | 4 main | 13,545 | 1 in 1,032 | 0.0969% | 9.5% of the Pools Fund | 1 in 1,033 |
| Match 3 of 6 | 3 main | 246,820 | 1 in 56.66 | 1.77% | $10 fixed | 1 in 57 |
| Match 2 + Bonus | 2 main + 1 bonus | 172,200 | 1 in 81.21 | 1.23% | $5 fixed | 1 in 81 |
| Match 2 of 6 | 2 main + 0 bonus | 1,678,950 | 1 in 8.33 | 12.01% | Free Play | 1 in 8 |
"Winning combinations" counts how many of the possible outcomes land in that division. "Operator says" is the operator's published figure — shown so you can check us against them (small differences are their rounding).
Odds of winning any prize
1 in 6.62
Sum of all division probabilities — usually the number the ads quote.
Odds of the top prize
1 in 13,983,816
One standard game. Two games doubles it — and it's still tiny.
How long are these odds? Winning the top prize is about as likely as calling 23.7 coin flips in a row correctly (223.7 ≈ 13,983,816). If you bought one line every draw, at two draws a week you would expect one top-prize win roughly every 134,460 years.
Last verified: 2026-08-29