How to Play
It's easy. First, select six numbers from 1 to 49. Visit your nearest Lottery Centre and fill out a selection slip by placing a vertical line in the boxes representing the numbers you wish to play. Or ask for an Insta Pik and the numbers will be randomly chosen by the lottery computer.
Prize/Odds Table
Every Wednesday and Saturday night at approximately 10 p.m. Atlantic time, six regular numbers and one bonus number are drawn at random.
| Prize Level | Match | Odds/Ticket | Pool Fund % |
| 1 | 6 OF 6 | 1:13,983,816 | 80.5% |
| 2 | 5 OF 6 + BONUS NUMBER | 1:2,330,636 | 5.75% |
| 3 | 5 OF 6 | 1:55,492 | 4.75% |
| 4 | 4 OF 6 | 1:1,033 | 9% |
| 5 | 3 OF 6 | 1:57 | $10 FIXED |
| 6 | 2 OF 6 + BONUS NUMBER | 1:81 | $5 FIXED |
Lotto 6/49 Selection Slip
1. To play Lotto 6/49, select six numbers from 1 to 49.
2. Pick up a Lotto 6/49 selection slip at your local Lottery Centre and place a vertical line in the boxes representing the numbers you wish to play.
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Ask your retailer for an Insta Pik (your numbers will be randomly chosen for you by the lottery computer).
3. You may play in advance from 2 up to 10 consecutive draws. To do so, indicate the number of draws you wish to play in the "Advance Play" box.
Lotto 6/49 Combination Play
Combination play for Lotto 6/49 lets you play many selections with only one ticket. If one of your selections wins a prize, your combination wager will win multiple prizes because your numbers are repeated in many different selections. Combination Play is a great way to play in a group at work or with friends and family.
Lotto 6/49 offers combinations of 5, 7, 8 or 9 numbers and the computer automatically arranges them into all the different sets possible.
5-Number Combination
Choose 5 numbers and each of the remaining 44 numbers are added (one at a time) as your 6th number, giving you a total of 44 different sets of 44 different Lotto 6/49 selections. Ticket value $88.
7-Number Combination
Choose 7 numbers and you are playing 7 different Lotto 6/49 selections, since these 7 numbers can be arranged into 7 different sets of 6. Ticket value $14.
8-Number Combination
Choose 8 numbers and get 28 different Lotto 6/49 selections, since these 8 numbers can be arranged into 28 different sets of 6. Ticket value $56.
9-Number Combination
Choose 9 numbers and get 84 different Lotto 6/49 selections, since these 9 numbers can be arranged into 84 different sets of 6. Ticket value $168.
| Number of winning numbers | Total | Number of wins per category | |||||
| 2/6+ | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ | 6/6 | ||
| $88 Wager (5 numbers) | Total | 2/6+ | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ | 6/6 |
| 1 + BONUS | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 2 + BONUS | 44 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 44 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 3 + BONUS | 44 | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 44 | 42 | 2 | ||||
| 4 + BONUS | 44 | 42 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 1 | |||
| $14 Wager (7 numbers) | Total | 2/6+ | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ | 6/6 |
| 2 + BONUS | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 3 + BONUS | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 4 + BONUS | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 5 + BONUS | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 6 + BONUS | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| $56 Wager (8 numbers) | Total | 2/6+ | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ | 6/6 |
| 2 + BONUS | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 3 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| 3 + BONUS | 22 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| 4 + BONUS | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 5 + BONUS | 28 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 6 + BONUS | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
| $168 Wager (9 numbers) | Total | 2/6+ | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ | 6/6 |
| 2 + BONUS | 20 | 20 | |||||
| 3 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| 3 + BONUS | 50 | 30 | 20 | ||||
| 4 | 50 | 40 | 10 | ||||
| 4 + BONUS | 74 | 24 | 40 | 10 | |||
| 5 | 74 | 40 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 5 + BONUS | 84 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 1 | |
| 6 | 84 | 20 | 45 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 6 + BONUS | 84 | 20 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | |
Lotto 6/49 Combination Selection Slip
1. To complete the board, select the 5, 7, 8 or 9 numbers you wish to combine by placing a vertical mark in each of the appropriate boxes on the board.
2. Indicate the total number of selections made (i.e. 5, 7, 8 or 9) by placing a vertical mark in the space provided next to the board.
3. You may play in advance from 2 up to 10 consecutive draws. To do so, indicate the number of draws you wish to play in the "Advance Play" box.