How to Play Pennsylvania Match 6 Lotto

How to play

# Start by picking up a free MATCH 6 lotto play slip at any Pennsylvania Lottery retailer. Each play slip has five game grids. Each game has numbers from 1 to 49. Just pick six of 49 yourself, or ask for Quick Pick and the computer will randomly choose your numbers for you. Games are $2 each.

# When you've completed your play slip, give it to the retailer. The Pennsylvania Lottery will quick-pick an additional two sets of six numbers from one to 49 for you. This gives you three lines of six numbers each, for 18 numbers in total.

# Be sure to check your ticket to verify that the information is correct and legible. Keep your ticket! It's your record when you win!

# On Tuesdays and Fridays, the Pennsylvania Lottery will randomly draw six numbers. Watch the live TV drawing at 7 p.m.

# You could win one, two or three prizes by matching, on each line, three or more of the six winning numbers. This is called 'base play.' Plus, your combined set of 18 numbers gives you an additional chance to win. Just match at least 4 of 18 numbers on all three lines. This is called 'combined play.'

# Have fun. And good luck!

How to Win

Advance play.

Tickets for Match 6 Lotto may be purchased up to 26 draws (13 weeks) in advance.

Jackpots.

The starting jackpot is $500,000 and grows until somebody wins. In the event of multiple jackpot winners, the winners will receive a portion of the jackpot. All Match 6 Lotto prize payments, including the jackpot prize, will be made as a one-time, lump sum cash payment. A winning ticket is entitled only to the highest prize won by those numbers on each play, plus the highest prize won by those numbers on the combined game.

Odds

PROBABILITY OF WINNING PER BASE PLAY

Number of Winning Numbers Selected by Player	Prize Category	Probability* of Winnings Per Game
All Six Winning Numbers	Jackpot	1:4,661,272.3
Five Winning Numbers	$1,000	1:18,067.3
Four Winning Numbers	$20	1:344.5
Three Winning Numbers	$2	1:19.2

*Odds that one or more plays in a three-play game will win a prize at the given level. Since more than one play can win a prize, levels are not mutually exclusive.

PROBABILITY OF WINNING PER COMBINED PLAY

Number of Winning Numbers Selected by Player	Prize Category	Probability* of Winnings Per Game
Ten or More Winning Numbers	$2,500	1:597,302.6
Nine Winning Numbers	$1,000	1:45,267.4
Eight Winning Numbers	$50	1:4,440.4
Seven Winning Numbers	$25	1:590.9
Six Winning Numbers	$10	1:106.7
Five Winning Numbers	$5	1:26.4
Four Winning Numbers	$2	1:9.1

*All combined game prizes are set prizes.

NOTE: The set prize amounts published here are based on the expected number of winners sharing in the prize pool. In some cases, these prizes can be paid on a pari-mutuel basis and will be lower than these published prize levels. Refer to the Official Game Rules for a detailed explanation of optional pari-mutuel payment. The jackpot prize will be divided equally among all players who correctly Match 6 Lotto balls in one base play.