Lottery Odds Compared: Your Real Chance of Winning
The jackpot odds for every draw game we track (41 of them), worked out from each game's number matrix and ranked best-chance-first. Spoiler: the famous games have the longest odds.
Among the games here, West Virginia Cash 25 gives the best jackpot odds (1 in 177,100) and Powerball the longest (1 in 292,201,338). Smaller prizes are far more likely than the jackpot on every game — see any game's payout chart for those odds.
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| Game | Format | Jackpot odds |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Cash 25 | 6 of 25 | 1 in 177,100 |
| Colorado Cash 5 | 5 of 32 | 1 in 201,376 |
| South Dakota Dakota Cash | 5 of 35 | 1 in 324,632 |
| New Mexico Roadrunner Cash | 5 of 37 | 1 in 435,897 |
| California Fantasy 5 | 5 of 39 | 1 in 575,757 |
| Michigan Fantasy 5 | 5 of 39 | 1 in 575,757 |
| Missouri Show Me Cash | 5 of 39 | 1 in 575,757 |
| Arizona Fantasy 5 | 5 of 41 | 1 in 749,398 |
| Georgia Fantasy 5 | 5 of 42 | 1 in 850,668 |
| South Carolina Palmetto Cash 5 | 5 of 42 | 1 in 850,668 |
| North Carolina Cash 5 | 5 of 43 | 1 in 962,598 |
| Virginia Cash 5 | 5 of 45 | 1 in 1,221,759 |
| Tennessee Cash | 5 of 35 + Cash Ball (1–5) | 1 in 1,623,160 |
| Texas Two Step | 4 of 35 + Bonus Ball (1–35) | 1 in 1,832,600 |
| Arizona The Pick | 6 of 40 | 1 in 3,838,380 |
| Colorado Lotto+ | 6 of 40 | 1 in 3,838,380 |
| New Jersey Pick-6 | 6 of 46 | 1 in 9,366,819 |
| Florida Jackpot Triple Play | 6 of 46 | 1 in 9,366,819 |
| Indiana Hoosier Lotto | 6 of 46 | 1 in 9,366,819 |
| Michigan Classic Lotto 47 | 6 of 47 | 1 in 10,737,573 |
| Oregon Megabucks | 6 of 48 | 1 in 12,271,512 |
| Ohio Classic Lotto | 6 of 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| Pennsylvania Match 6 Lotto | 6 of 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| Washington Lotto | 6 of 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| Wisconsin Megabucks | 6 of 49 | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| Lotto 6/49 | 6 of 49 + Bonus (1–49) | 1 in 13,983,816 |
| South Africa Lotto | 6 of 52 + Bonus (1–52) | 1 in 20,358,520 |
| Millionaire for Life | 5 of 58 + Millionaire Ball (1–5) | 1 in 22,910,580 |
| Florida Lotto | 6 of 53 | 1 in 22,957,480 |
| Lotto Texas | 6 of 54 | 1 in 25,827,165 |
| Lotto America | 5 of 52 + Star Ball (1–10) | 1 in 25,989,600 |
| El Gordo de la Primitiva | 5 of 54 + Key Number (1–9) | 1 in 31,625,100 |
| New Zealand Powerball | 6 of 40 + Powerball (1–10) | 1 in 38,383,800 |
| California SuperLotto Plus | 5 of 47 + Mega (1–27) | 1 in 41,416,353 |
| New York Lotto | 6 of 59 | 1 in 45,057,474 |
| Australian Powerball | 7 of 35 + Powerball (1–20) | 1 in 134,490,400 |
| EuroMillions | 5 of 50 + Lucky Star (1–12) | 1 in 139,838,160 |
| Eurojackpot | 5 of 50 + Euro Number (1–12) | 1 in 139,838,160 |
| Lotto 6aus49 | 6 of 49 + Superzahl (1–9) | 1 in 139,838,160 |
| Mega Millions | 5 of 70 + Mega Ball (1–24) | 1 in 290,472,336 |
| Powerball | 5 of 69 + Powerball (1–26) | 1 in 292,201,338 |
How to read these odds
- These are jackpot odds — the chance of matching every number for the top prize. Your odds of winning any prize are much better (often 1 in 10–25), because the lower tiers are far easier to hit.
- More numbers in the pool = longer odds. A 6/49 game is far easier to hit than a 5/70 + bonus game.
- Odds don't change with the jackpot size. A bigger jackpot is the same long shot — it's just worth more.
- Buying more lines improves your odds only marginally against numbers this large.
Curious what a specific match pays? Check any game's winning numbers and payout chart, see claim deadlines by game, or estimate taxes with the lottery tax calculator.
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