 In Australia, in addition to the Saturday Tattslotto draw, most states and territories' lottery corporations hold their own lottery draws, playable only in their state (or states, in the case of Tattersalls) of their jurisdiction.
Wednesday Tattslotto
Wednesday Tattslotto a product of Tattersalls and is played in their territories (Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory). Wednesday Tattslotto is like the Saturday version in that the six numbers are drawn along with two supplementaries. However these six numbers are drawn from a barrel of 40, making Wednesday Tattslotto is easier to win than Saturday Tattsotto (however the prizes pay less). It was hoped when it was released in February 2000 that Wednesday Tattslotto would become as popular as the main Saturday draw. However this hasn't occurred and Wednesday Tattslotto has been slow to "take off". Wednesday Tattslotto costs 50 cents per game plus agent's commission.
You can win the following divisions if you have:- First Division (Jackpot Average $570,000) - All six numbers are in a game.
- Second Division (Average: $8,400) - Five winning numbers and one supplementary in a game.
- Third Division (Average: $860) - Five numbers in a game.
- Fourth Division (Average: $30 ) - Four winning numbers in a game.
- Fifth Division (Average: $14 ) - Three winning and one supplementary in a game.
Note: The divisions vary according to the number of winners.
Like Saturday Tattslotto players can buy system entries which allow more numbers in a line.
NSW Lotto
NSW Lotto is a statewide lottery game played in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory on Mondays and Wednesdays, administered by New South Wales Lotteries and marketed simply as Lotto - the brand characterised by an oversized red "1" Lotto ball, which represented the marketing slogan of NSW Lotto throughout much of the early part of the 1990s: "The Big One". New South Wales was the last state to join the Saturday Tattslotto draw on 2000-12-16, with the Monday and Wednesday draws the most important lottery games before this (Oz Lotto and Powerball were also conducted here prior). These draws are also popular because of their relatively low cost (30 cents per game plus agent's commission).
Up to 2004, six winning numbers and two supplementaries were drawn from 44. (The second supplementary number was added from Draw 90/34 on 1990-08-20.) However, in major changes from April 2004, an extra ball was added to make the draw "6-from-45" - bringing it into line with the Saturday draw.
The Monday draw carries a First Division pool of $1,000,000, while the Wednesday draw has a First Division of $500,000. These used to jackpot, but as part of the 2004 changes the pools are now fixed. Also, A "double-up" option is also available for an extra cost (15 cents per game), which doubles any prizes won in minor divisions.
Prize divisions are the same five as for Saturday Lotto, with some differences in the prize levels. As part of the 2004 changes, winners of Divisions 4 and 5 win fixed prizes of $20.00 and $10.00 respectively, which represented a small increase on the average prize won in those divisions before the change (about $15 and $7). Also, if the First Division is not won for a draw, all prizes from Divisions 2 through 5 are doubled. If a "double-up" option was also bought, this "rolldown" does not apply to the "double-up" prize, and the total prize won is triple the standard divisional prize.
Starting with the Monday draw on 2006-05-01, the midweek games of NSW Lotto and South Australia's SA Lotto will merge, and will also be expanded to Western Australia. The jackpot system will return, replacing the "cash rolldown" and guaranteed Division 4 and 5 prizes - however, unlike the pre-2004 system, the jackpot will carry over from Monday to Wednesday and vice versa, rather than a separate jackpot being retained for each night's draw. The guaranteed first division pool will remain at $1 million on Monday, and Wednesday's first division pool will be increased to $750,000.
Lotto Strike
Lotto Strike is a statewide companion game to NSW Lotto played in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory only, and administered by New South Wales Lotteries. Originally based on NSW Lotto's Monday and Wednesday draws, Lotto Strike also became available for play on Saturday Lotto after the midweek NSW Lotto changes in 2004. Lotto Strike can be played only when a standard Lotto ticket is also bought - ie. Lotto Strike cannot be bought separately. Lotto Strike costs $1 per game plus agent's commission.
It shares some similarities to Super 66, in that it involves matching numbers being selected in the correct order. However, unlike Super 66, Lotto Strike uses the same set of numbers as the main draw - the winning numbers of Lotto Strike are the first four winning numbers drawn in order. Also unlike Super 66, which is available in most states by computer auto-pick only, players can select their own Lotto Strike numbers on a separate entry form.
Players can "box" their chosen Lotto Strike numbers, allowing them to be matched in any order (at a cost of 24 games).
Prizes can be won for matching at least one number in the correct position. Prize divisions offered by Lotto Strike are:- Strike Four (Jackpot) - match all four numbers in the correct position
- Strike Three (about $1,000) - match three of the numbers in the correct position
- Strike Two (about $80-$100) - match two of the numbers in the correct position
- Strike One (one free Lotto Strike game) - match one of the numbers in the correct position
The Strike Four jackpot starts at $100,000 and increases by about $30,000 (depending on sales) with each draw. Due to the relative unpopularity of Lotto Strike, jackpots occur often and it can often take many months for a Strike Four prize to be won. The Strike Four prize is capped at $2 million, with any further jackpots being added to the next Strike Four pool after it is next won.
Although New South Wales is the only state in Australia that plays Lotto Strike, the format is also played in New Zealand with their national Lotto game.
Wednesday Gold Lotto
Wednesday Gold Lotto is a statewide lottery game played in Queensland, and administered by Golden Casket, the Queensland lotteries corporation.
For the most part, the game is the same as the Saturday draw: six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers drawn from 45, and the prize divisions are also the same five as used in Tattslotto. However, Wednesday Gold Lotto is marketed on its unusual First Division system: if one, two or three players win First Division, they win a minimum fixed $1 million prize - something that is not guaranteed on Saturday draws; if the prize pool is higher they share the total pool. If there are more than three winners of First Division, they instead share a $3 million pool. Games cost 50 cents plus agent's commission. Wednesday Gold Lotto is also the only Lotto game in Australia not to have jackpots. If first division is not won, the pool is not carried to the next week. Instead it gets used for the promotional series they have - triple dividends for Divisions 2-5, for example.
SA Lotto
SA Lotto, previously known in the state as Cross Lotto or X Lotto, is a statewide lottery game played in South Australia, and administered by South Australian Lotteries, played twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays. Games of SA Lotto cost 30 cents plus agent's commission.
The draw format is the same as for the Saturday draw, with six winning numbers and two supplementary numbers drawn from 45. The divisions differ slightly from the Saturday Tattslotto draw however, in that the division where four winning numbers are won is split into two, creating a total of six divisions:- First Division (Jackpot, minimum $400,000) - match all six winning numbers
- Second Division - match five winning numbers and either supplementary number
- Third Division - match five winning numbers
- Fourth Division - match four winning numbers and either supplementary number
- Fifth Division - match four winning numbers
- Sixth Division - match three winning numbers and either supplementary number
The First Division pool was last increased, from $300,000 to $400,000, in November 2003, at the same time as the re-introduction of a mid-week draw on Wednesdays, which had previously been replaced by Powerball.
Note that while First Division has a minimum guaranteed prize pool of $400,000, it does not jackpot immediately, due to the small number of players (in keeping with the small size of the state) - it often takes a few weeks without a First Division winner for the jackpot to increase above $400,000.
Starting from the draw on 2006-05-01, SA Lotto will be replaced by an expanded version of NSW Lotto, which is also being expanded to Western Australia. As such, jackpots will increase to a guaranteed $1 million on Monday and $750,000 on Wednesday, and the six SA Lotto divisions will be replaced with five, as played in Saturday Lotto. In South Australia the expanded game is currently being promoted under the name Lotto - Monday and Wednesday, which suggests the SA Lotto name will be dropped.
Tatts Two
Tatts Two is a Tattersalls product played only in its territories. It is one of the simplest games that can be played. A player selects 2 numbers from (1-99) in each game; which costs 55c. Each night at about 7:00 two numbers from (1-99) are drawn.
Those players matching either number win a fixed prize of $3. Those matching both numbers then share the remainder of the prize pool, with a minimum prize of $500. In some draws (usually once a week), both the 1 Number prize and the 2 Number minimum prize are doubled.
There is the provision for a jackpot for the 2 Number prize, which can jackpot for five weeks before being rolled down into the 1 Number dividend. However jackpots very rarely occur.
Cash 3
Cash 3 is a lottery game played in Western Australia and administered by Lotterywest. The Cash 3 format is also used in several places in the United States. It is drawn every night of the year and the numbers telecast on Channel Seven in Perth, and on GWN in regional Western Australia.
Players select three digits, and may choose to bet on those three digits being drawn in any order, in that specific order, or both. Games can be played for either 50 cents or $1.00, and can be bought up to seven days in advance. Prizes are fixed according to the probability of winning, with the highest possible prize being $500 for a $1 wager.
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