New York Lotto

New York Lotto is a simple and fun draw game that could see you win millions of dollars! Prizes are awarded for matching as few as three of the six winning numbers drawn and the overall chance of claiming any prize stands at 1 in 46.02.

How to Play New York Lotto

Players can purchase a minimum of two lines of six numbers for US$1. There are cash amounts available for matching at least three main numbers, with five prize tiers in total. You can find out more about the prizes and the odds of winning them at the New York Lotto Prizes page.

Players pick six numbers between 1 and 59, matching all six to win the jackpot. A Bonus Ball is also drawn, boosting a player’s prize if matched with five main numbers.

Both the top prize and the second-tier prize for New York Lotto roll over and increase in value each time they are not won. The jackpot grows by fixed increments of US$300,000 while the value of the second-tier offering tends to vary.

New York Lotto Draws

Draws occur on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15pm EST with the winning numbers appearing on the New York Lotto Numbers page shortly thereafter.

Jackpots are paid as either an annuity spread over 26 years or a reduced, one-off cash sum.

New York Lotto Numbers

New York Lotto is drawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 8:15pm EST, with the numbers appearing on this page shortly afterwards. A prize breakdown is available soon afterwards, so you can work out how much you have won.

If you match all six main numbers then you will win the jackpot, which starts at $2 million, but which often grows much higher with rollover

Latest Numbers and Results

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Latest Numbers and Results

New York Lotto jackpots begin at US$2 million but regularly rise well above that due to rollovers. There are five New York Lotto winning prize tiers in total.

New York Lotto Prize Tiers and Winning Odds

Players pay US$1 for two lines, choosing six numbers from 1 to 59 and winning the jackpot by matching them all. A Bonus Ball is also drawn on the night and increases the prize when matched by someone who has also matched five main numbers.

Here are the prize tiers and the chances of winning for each:

Numbers Matched	Odds of winning (each line)	Odds for a US$1 play (2 lines)
Six	1 in 45,057,474.00	1 in 22,528,737.00
Five + Bonus	1 in 7,509,579.00	1 in 3,754,789.50
Five	1 in 144,414.98	1 in 72,207.49
Four	1 in 2,179.85	1 in 1,089.92
Three	1 in 96.17	1 in 48.08

Ticket holders are awarded US$1 for matching three numbers, with the other prize payouts dependent on ticket sales and the number of winning players within that tier. If the jackpot is not won then it will roll over, often reaching eight figures before it is won. In addition, the second-tier prize will also roll over if not won in a particular draw. The odds for winning any New York Lotto prize are 1 in 46.02.

In July 2007, Degli Martinez of Queens in New York City was awarded a record US$65 million jackpot a year after the date of the draw in which he won. Martinez possessed the jackpot receipt but had lost the winning ticket, meaning that the payout was not as straightforward as usual. The case was investigated by the police and when the one year deadline for collecting the winnings passed without anyone else coming forward, he was awarded his prize