Florida Lotto Game Information
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Florida Lotto is one of the most popular lotto games in the United States, thanks to its great prizes, fast-growing jackpot, easy style of play, and decent odds of winning.
Players pick six numbers from 1 to 53. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers.
Florida Lotto prize amounts are pari-mutuel, meaning that they change based on the volume of sales and the number of winners in each prize tier. Non-jackpot prizes range from $5 to approximately $6,000, although second prize has gotten up to $10,000 in the past.
The Florida Lotto jackpot starts at a minimum of $3 million, and continues to climb every drawing that nobody matches all six numbers.
Jackpots are paid either over 30 annual payments or a single lump sum payment of about half the advertised jackpot. The choice is yours.
(Florida does not request a cash or annuity option when we purchase your tickets. The choice of cash or annuity is made when you claim your jackpot prize.)
Anyone who is 18 or older can play Florida Lotto, even if you are not a USA citizen.
Ways to win
There are four different ways to win a prize. All prize amounts shown below are approximations, for informational purposes only. The actual prizes will be different, based on the number of tickets purchased for the drawing and the number of winners in each prize category.
| Match |
Prize
(Approx.) |
Odds |
Your Odds†
at Betslips.com |
| 6 Numbers |
Jackpot |
1 in 22,957,480 |
1 in 4,591,496 |
| 5 Numbers |
$5,800 |
1 in 81,410 |
1 in 16,282 |
| 4 Numbers |
$75 |
1 in 1,416 |
1 in 283 |
| 3 Numbers |
$5 |
1 in 70.8 |
1 in 14.2 |
| Overall odds of winning any prize: |
1 in 67.36 |
1 in 13.47 |
† Your Odds based upon minimum play of 5 tickets at Betslips.com. Odds of winning become greater as you play additional tickets.
Drawings
Florida Lotto drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time (11:00 p.m. Eastern Time). If no one wins the jackpot, the money is added to the jackpot for the next drawing. The jackpot continues to grow until someone matches all six numbers drawn.
Play Florida Lotto
Our service is available online until 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) the day of the drawing. That gives our ticket couriers sufficient time to purchase your tickets prior to the drawing.