United States (Illinois)
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 50. The number of possible combinations is:
C(50, 6) = 15,890,700
| Division | Match | Winning combinations | Derived odds | Probability | Prize | Operator says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 6 of 6 | 6 main | 1 | 1 in 15,890,700 | 6.293e-8 | Jackpot pool share, rolls until won | 1 in 15,890,700 |
| Match 5 of 6 | 5 main | 264 | 1 in 60,192 | 1.661e-5 | Pari-mutuel (typically around $2,000) | 1 in 60,192 |
| Match 4 of 6 | 4 main | 14,190 | 1 in 1,120 | 0.0893% | Pari-mutuel (typically around $50) | 1 in 1,120 |
| Match 3 of 6 | 3 main | 264,880 | 1 in 59.99 | 1.67% | $5 fixed | 1 in 60 |
| Match 2 of 6 | 2 main | 2,036,265 | 1 in 7.8 | 12.81% | $2 fixed | 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 6.86
Sum of all division probabilities — usually the number the ads quote.
Odds of the top prize
1 in 15,890,700
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 23.9 coin flips in a row correctly (223.9 ≈ 15,890,700). If you bought one line every draw, at two draws a week you would expect one top-prize win roughly every 152,795 years.
Last verified: 2026-08-29