This section is designed to help you, the lottery player understand how to play combo tickets for Lotto 649 and Lotto Max.
For ease of use we have broken this into different sections.
Choose five numbers out of 49. Each of the remaining 44 numbers is added (one at a time) as your sixth number, giving you a total of 44 different sets of six-number selections. For example, if you choose 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as your five-number selection, the 44 different combinations would be:
1-2-3-4-5-6
and so on until all possible 44 combinations are created from the original five numbers selected.
Choose seven numbers out of 49 and you are playing seven different selections, since these seven numbers can be arranged into seven different sets of six number selections. For example, if you choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as your seven-number selection, the seven different combinations would be:
1-2-3-4-5-6
Choose eight numbers out of 49 and get 28 different selections, since these eight numbers can be arranged into 28 different sets of six number selections. For example, if you choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 as your eight-number selection, the 28 different combinations would be:
1-2-3-4-5-6
and so on until all possible 28 combinations are created from the original eight numbers selected.
Choose nine numbers out of 49 and get 84 different selections, since these nine numbers can be arranged into 84 different sets of six number selections. For example, if you choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 as your nine-number selection, the 84 different combinations would be:
1-2-3-4-5-6
and so on until all possible 84 combinations are created from the original nine numbers selected.
Combo | Cost | Numbers Matched on Ticket | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/6+ Bonus | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 5/6+ Bonus | 6/6 | |||
5 | $88 | 1 + Bonus | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
2 + Bonus | 40 | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
3 | - | 41 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
3 + Bonus | - | 41 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
4 | - | - | 42 | 2 | - | - | ||
4 + Bonus | - | - | 42 | - | 2 | - | ||
5 | - | - | - | 42 | 1 | 1 | ||
7 | $14 | 2 + Bonus | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
3 + Bonus | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
4 + Bonus | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
5 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | ||
5 + Bonus | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | ||
6 + Bonus | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||
8 | $56 | 2 + Bonus | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | ||
3 + Bonus | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | - | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | ||
4 + Bonus | 6 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | ||
5 | - | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | - | ||
5 + Bonus | - | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | ||
6 | - | - | 15 | 12 | - | 1 | ||
6 + Bonus | - | - | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||
9 | $168 | 2 + Bonus | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
3 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | ||
3 + Bonus | 30 | 20 | - | - | - | - | ||
4 | - | 40 | 10 | - | - | - | ||
4 + Bonus | 24 | 40 | 10 | - | - | - | ||
5 | - | 40 | 30 | 4 | - | - | ||
5 + Bonus | 10 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 1 | - | ||
6 | - | 20 | 45 | 18 | - | 1 | ||
6 + Bonus | - | 20 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 |