 Oz Lotto was created as Australia's original national lottery game - at least, the first one based purely on chance (as the Soccer Pools existed some years prior) - played on Tuesday nights and administered by Tattersalls. It was created on February 26, 1994, at a time when New South Wales did not take part in Saturday Lotto, making it the only national lottery game at the time - a distinction which lasted until the launch of Powerball in 1996, and New South Wales' subsequent joining of Saturday Lotto in 2000.
To begin with, Oz Lotto was exactly the same as "Tattslotto", where players selected six numbers from 45. Oz Lotto was more expensive (at $1 per game plus agent's commission), however it paid better dividends than Saturday Lotto.
However, starting from Draw 609 on 2005-10-18, the game was restructured so players selected seven numbers from 45. This makes it more difficult to win Oz Lotto's first division, however there are now more prize divisions:- First Division (Jackpot) - All seven winning numbers in a game
- Second Division (Average: ) - Any Six winning numbers plus one or both supplementary numbers
- Third Division (Average: ) - Any Six winning numbers
- Fourth Division (Average: ) - Any Five winning numbers plus one or both supplementary numbers
- Fifth Division (Average: ) - Any Five winning numbers
- Sixth Division (Average: ) - Any Four winning numbers
- Seventh Division (Average: ) - Any Three winning numbers plus one or both supplementary numbers
After the October 2005 changes, Oz Lotto has become known under slightly different names in some areas. In the Tattersalls jurisdictions (Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory), it is now known as Super 7's Oz Lotto; in Queensland it is now called Oz 7 Lotto. In South Australia and Western Australia the name did not change, but new logos were introduced; Lotterywest including a "7" as part of the letter "z" of their new Oz Lotto logo. No major branding changes were made to Oz Lotto in New South Wales.
New South Wales
New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand.
An inhabitant of New South Wales is referred to as a New South Welshman. New South Wales' largest city and capital is Sydney.
It is not clear whether New South Wales refers to the area being named after South Wales, or a New Wales in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the journal covering his survey of the eastern coast of the Australian continent, the then Lt. James Cook (later Captain James Cook) first named the east coast of Australia "New Wales", which he later corrected in his journal to "New South Wales".
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